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Big Foot was an Indian chief of the Miniconioux Band

A band of Miniconioux Sioux from South Dakota land

Big Foot said to Custer stay away from Crazy Horse

But Custer crossed into Sioux land and he never came back across

Then Big Foot led his people to a place called Wounded Knee

And they found themselves surrounded by the 7th Calvary

Big chief Big Foot rise up from your bed

Miniconioux babies cry for their mothers lying dead

Big Foot was down with the fever when he reached Wounded Knee

And his people all were prisoners of the 7th Calvary

Two hundred women and children and another hundred men

Raised up a white flag of peace but peace did not begin

An accidental gunshot and Big Foot was first to die

And over the noise of the rifles you could hear the babies cry

Big chief Big Foot it's good that you can't see

Revenge is being robbed by Custer's 7th Calvary

Then smoke hung over the canyon on the cold December day

All was dead and dying around where Big Foot lay

Farther on up in the canyon some had tried to run and hide

But death showed no favors women men and children died

One side called that masacre the other a victory

But the white flag is still waving today at Wounded Knee

Big chief Big Foot your Miniconioux band

Is mourned and remembered here in South Dakota land

Big chief Big Foot your Miniconioux band

Is mourned and remembered here in South Dakota land