Johnny Cash - The talking leaves

^ASequoia's win^Dters were six^Ateen Silent tongue spirit cl^Dean He walked a^At his father's side Across the smoking battle ground Where red a^Dnd white men lay a^All around So many here had died The wind had scattered around Snow white leaves up^Don the gr^Aound Not leaves like lea^Dves from trees S^Aequoia said, "What can this be?" "Wh^Dat's the strange th^Aing here I see?" "From where c^Dome leaves like th^Aese? "Sequoia turned to his father's e^Dyes And he sa^Aid, "Father you're wise From where come such snow white leaves

^ANot even the wis^De owl could put them th^Aere So strange these snow white le^Daves" His father shie^Alding his concern Resenting the knowledge Sequoia yearned Crumbled the s^Dnow white leaves He said, "W^Ahen I explain then it's done These are talking leaves, my son The white men's talking leaves" The white m^Dan takes a be^Arry of black and r^Ded ^AAnd an eagle's fea^Dther from the eagle's b^Aed ^AAnd he makes bird track marks And the ma^Drks on the leaves th^Aey say ^DCarry messages to his brother far away ^AAnd his brother knows what's in his he^Dart They see these marks and they under^Astand The truth in the he^Dart of the far off m^Aan The enemies can't hear th^Dem Said Se^Aquoia's father, "Son They weave bad medicine on these talking leaves Leave such things to them" ^AThen Sequoia walking lightly Fol^Dlowed his father qu^Aietly

If t^Dhe white man talks on le^Aaves Why not the Cher^Dokee? Van^Aished from his father's face Se^Dquoia went from place to pl^Aace But he co^Duld not forget Year after ye^Aar he worked on and ^Don T^Aill finally he cut into st^Done The Cherokee alp^Ahabet

Se^Aquoia's hair by now was white His eyes began to lose their light But he taught all who would believe That t^Dhe Indian's thoughts co^Auld be written do^Dwn J^Aust as the white men's th^Dere on the gr^Aound And he left us th^Dese talking le^Aaves