Go my son and learn their ways
Our path is ended here
The buffalo and swift young doe
The land you love so dear

But don't forget the woods my son
Or those you're leaving here
Father loves you more than life.
Like Mother loves you dear 
 
But Father I like not their ways             
To me they seem untrue 
I want to learn to be a chief 
I want to be like you. 

Your words lie heavy on my heart
Your Father's Father's tried 
They fought the white man one by one 
And one by one they died

So you must learn to use your eye
That tracked so many dear and
Learn to read the new world tracks that
Make the new world clear

But Father I like not their ways 
To me they seem untrue
I want to learn to be a chief 
I want to be like you.

But don't forget the woods my son  
Or those you're leaving here 
Father loves you more than life.
Like Mother loves you dear  

But Father I like not their ways            
To me they seem untrue 
I want to learn to be a chief
I want to be like you.