Name: Dance of the Buffalos
Duration: P00H04M22S
Description: to eradicate the indian tribes in the great plains, the US government actively encouraged the massacre of Buffalos to starve the indians into submission...

Dance of the Buffalos

from Hymns From The Battlefield by lawrence collins

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to eradicate the indian tribes in the great plains, the US government actively encouraged the massacre of Buffalos to starve the indians into submission...

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The songs of the hunt
ring strong and clear,
yet the words echo,
but the prayers disappear;
they fall upon
a prairie of bone and waste
where the battle is waged
by a horse with an iron face…

His is the way
of the coward in war-
He fights not the brave,
but the child in his home;
he cuts through the land
with his steel and his steam
and destroys the mightiest herds
that Earth has ever seen…
This is no way for a warrior to wage war.
The buffaloes don’t dance here anymore
(there’s a cry on the plains for mercy)…

Braves count coup
on a foe so crude
and return to camp
with victory, but no food;
for the buffaloes dance
no more in these parts
and though we win in battle,
we survive just to starve…
This is no way for a warrior to wage war
(The carcasses lie still on the prairie)
This is no way for a warrior to wage war.
The buffaloes don’t dance here anymore
(there’s a cry on the plains for mercy)…

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from Hymns From The Battlefield, released December 1, 1993
lyrics: L. Collins
music: L. Collins/ J. Palermo

vocals & guitars: L. Collins
percussion: Norma Tanega

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lawrence collins band Bordeaux, France

Lawrence Collins is an american-egyptian singer songwriter, born in France and brought up in France, England, India, and the United States who speaks 4 languages fluently. His music reflects a life spent travelling and experimenting with different cultures, and he has produced 8 studio albums, a movie soundtrack, a live album, and played over 1700 shows during his 20 year career. ... more

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