lirik lagu the ballad of ira hayes – hazel dickens
call him drunken ira hayes
he won’t answer any more;
not the whiskey drinkin’ indian
not the marine who went to war
gather ’round me people
there’s a story i would tell
about a brave young indian
you should remember well;
from the land of the pima indians –
a proud and n0ble band
who farmed the phoenix valley –
in arizona land
down their ditches for a thousand years –
the waters grew ira’s people’s crops
till the white man stole their water rights –
and their sparklin’ water stopped
now ira’s folks grew hungry –
and their land grew crops of weeds
when war came ira volunteered –
and forgot the white man’s greed
call him drunken ira hayes
he won’t answer any more;
not the whiskey drinkin’ indian
not the marine who went to war
well, they battle up iwo jima hill –
two hundred and fifty men
but only twenty seven lived
to walk back down again;
when the fight was over –
and old glory raised
among the men who held it high
was indian ira hayes
call him drunken ira hayes
he won’t answer any more;
not the whiskey drinkin’ indian
not the marine who went to war
ira hayes returned a hero
celebrated through the land
he was wined and speeched and honored
everybody shook his hand;
but he was just a pima indian
no water, no home, no chance;
at home n0body cared what ira had done –
and when do the indians dance?
call him drunken ira hayes
he won’t answer any more;
not the whiskey drinkin’ indian
not the marine who went to war
then ira started drinkin’ hard
jail was often his home;
they let him raise the flag and lower it
as you would throw a dog a bone;
he died drunk early one morning
alone in the land he’d fought to save;
two inches of water in a lonely ditch –
was the grave for ira hayes
call him drunken ira hayes
he won’t answer any more;
not the whiskey drinkin’ indian
not the marine who went to war
yeah! call him drunken ira hayes
but his land is just as dry
and the ghost is lying thirsty
in the ditch where ira died
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