[Verse 1 – Spirit] Ah remembah th’ noise o’ it, sound o’ war. Th’ earth was breathin’ beneath us— ain’t no more. Ah remembah th’ rumble, th’ cloud o’ bone an’ hair, ah remembah th’ stampede— now nothin’s there. [Verse 2 – Spirit] Ah remembah th’ smell o’ it, summah on fire, blood in th’ dust, an’ men’s desiah. Feast fer th’ crows, none left t’ mourn. Ah remembah th’ plains— gone torn. [Chorus – Spirit] Ya broke yer promise, that’s how it goes. Ah remembah th’ grass, ah remembah th’ trees, ah remembah th’ river, ah remembah th’ leaves. Ah remembah th’ flowers, ah remembah th’ seed— now nothin’ t’ eat, silence in th’ grass. (yah-ho yah-ho ah-hee yah-ho) [Verse 3 – Hunter] Ain’t seen no buff’lo since Ah was ten. Th’ plains gone pale, cold, again an’ again. No, it ain’t my fault— oh yes it is. It’s me ya hauntin’, buff’lo ghosts. [Chorus – Hunter] We shoulda never met, but Ah was hungry an’ lonely. Ah ain’t forgiv’n yet— Ah killed ya fer clothes an’ fer meat. Ya kept me warm at night, till Ah ran out o’ you. Now you’re gone— an’ so am Ah. (hey-yah hey-yah hey-yah-ho) [Bridge – Both / Vision] Ah remembah th’ herd o’ it— blottin’ th’ sun. Ah remembah th’ blood o’ it— spilled on th’ run. Ah remembah th’ bones o’ it— ground t’ dust. Ah remembah th’ sand— soaked with us. (woh-ah hey-yah woh-ah hey-yah) [Final Chorus – Both / Fadin’ Spirits] Ya broke yer promise, that’s how it ends. We remembah th’ grass, we remembah th’ trees, we remembah th’ river, we remembah th’ leaves. We remembah th’ flowers, we remembah th’ seed— now nothin’ t’ feed, silence in th’ grass, buff’lo
