Johnny Cash - The ballad of ira hayes Lyrics

Song Lyrics « J « Johnny Cash Lyrics « The ballad of ira hayes Lyrics Johnny Cash Tabs/Chords Please, support Johnny Cash . Original: Johnny Cash CDs « Johnny Cash Posters « Johnny Cash  Sheet Music Artist: Johnny Cash Song: The ballad of ira hayes Album: 16 Biggest Hits [B u y " 16 Biggest Hits " CD] CHORUS: Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that 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 Indian A proud and noble band Who farmed the Phoenix valley in Arizona land Down the ditches for a thousand years The water grew Ira's peoples' crops 'Till the white man stole the water rights And the sparklin' water stopped Now Ira's folks were hungry And their land grew crops of weeds When war came, Ira volunteered And forgot the white man's greed CHORUS: Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war There they battled up Iwo Jima's hill, Two hundred and fifty men But only twenty-seven lived to walk back down again And when the fight was over And when Old Glory raised Among the men who held it high Was the Indian, Ira Hayes CHORUS: Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war Ira 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 crops, no chance At home nobody cared what Ira'd done And when did the Indians dance CHORUS: Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war Then Ira started drinkin' hard; Jail was often his home They'd let him raise the flag and lower it like you'd throw a dog a bone! He died drunk one mornin' Alone in the land he fought to save Two inches of water in a lonely ditch Was a grave for Ira Hayes CHORUS: Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war Yeah, call him drunken Ira Hayes But his land is just as dry And his ghost is lyin' thirsty In the ditch where Ira died Album: 16 Biggest Hits Lyrics [Buy "16 Biggest Hits" CD] Johnny Cash - The ballad of ira hayes Lyrics Johnny Cash - Boy Named Sue Lyrics Johnny Cash - Daddy sang bass Lyrics Johnny Cash - Flesh and blood Lyrics Johnny Cash - Folsom prison blues Lyrics Johnny Cash - (ghost) riders in the sky Lyrics Johnny Cash - In the jailhouse now Lyrics Johnny Cash - I still miss someone Lyrics Johnny Cash - I walk the line Lyrics Johnny Cash - Man in black Lyrics Johnny Cash - One piece at a time Lyrics Johnny Cash - Ring of fire Lyrics Johnny Cash - Understand your man Lyrics For more lyrics: Johnny Cash Song Lyrics - The ballad of ira hayes Please, support Johnny Cash . B u y original: Johnny Cash CDs « Johnny Cash Posters « Johnny Cash  Sheet Music All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners/typers. All song texts are personal interpretations of real songs and has no concern to the original texts. This personal collection of "lyrics interpretations" provided for educational and language learning purposes only. For more info read our privacy policy. Recommended sites:

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