《As Long As The Grass Shall Grow》歌词

[00:00:00] As Long As The Grass Shall Grow - Peter Lafarge/Phil Ochs (菲尔·奥克斯)

[00:00:00] Wtitten by：Peter Lafarge

[00:00:00] The Senecas are an Indian tribe of the Iroquios nation

[00:00:07] Down on the New York Pennsylvania Line you'll find their reservation

[00:00:12] After the US revolution Cornplanter was a chief

[00:00:19] He told the tribe these men they could trust that was his true

[00:00:23] Belief

[00:00:25] He went down to Independence Hall and there a treaty signed

[00:00:30] That promised peace with the USA and Indian rights combined

[00:00:36] George Washington gave his signature the Government gave its hand

[00:00:42] They said that now and forever more that this was Indian land

[00:00:49] As long as the moon shall rise

[00:00:55] As long as the rivers flow

[00:01:02] As long as the sun will shine

[00:01:08] As long as the grass shall grow

[00:01:25] Washington's treaty has been broken and there is no hope no how

[00:01:31] Across the Allegheny River they're throwing up a dam

[00:01:37] It will flood the Indian country a proud day for Uncle Sam

[00:01:43] It has broke the ancient treaty with a politician's grin

[00:01:49] It will drown the Indian graveyards Cornplanter can you swim

[00:01:56] The earth is mother to the the Senecas they're trampling sacred

[00:02:00] Ground

[00:02:02] Change the mint green earth to black mud flats as honour hobbles

[00:02:06] Down

[00:02:09] As long as the moon shall rise

[00:02:15] As long as the rivers flow

[00:02:21] As long as the sun will shine

[00:02:27] As long as the grass shall grow

[00:02:36] The Iroquios Indians used to rule from Canada way south

[00:02:42] But no one fears the Indians now and smiles the liar's mouth

[00:02:48] The Senecas hired an expert to figure another site

[00:02:53] But the great good army engineers said that he had no right

[00:02:59] Although he showed them another plan and showed them another way

[00:03:05] They laughed in his face and said no deal Kinzua dam is here to

[00:03:09] Stay

[00:03:11] Congress turned the Indians down brushed off the Indians plea

[00:03:16] So the Senecas have renamed the dam they call it Lake Perfidy

[00:03:24] As long as the moon shall rise

[00:03:31] As long as the rivers flow

[00:03:36] As long as the sun will shine

[00:03:42] As long as the grass shall grow

[00:03:51] Washington Adams and Kennedy now hear their pledges ring

[00:03:57] The treaties are safe we'll keep our word but what is that

[00:04:01] Gurgling

[00:04:03] It's the back water from Perfidy Lake it's rising all the time

[00:04:09] Over the homes and over the fields and over the promises fine

[00:04:14] No boats will sail on Lake Perfidy in winter it will fill

[00:04:19] In summer it will be a swamp and all the fish will kill

[00:04:24] But the Government of the USA has corrected George's vow

[00:04:30] The Father of our Country must be wrong what's an Indian anyhow

[00:04:40] As long as the moon shall rise

[00:04:49] As long as the rivers flow

[00:04:55] As long as the sun will shine