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Gus Backus - Then Spoke the Old Indian Chief 1972 Original from 1960 It was beautiful, the prairie, everything was wonderful Then a white man came along and wanted to build a railroad Then the old Indian Chief spoke The West is wild, the job is hard (hugh) Then the old Indian Chief spoke The West is wild, the job is hard (hugh, hugh, hugh) He goes home angry and digs up a war axe His wife boldly takes away his war axe and lasso Then the old Indian Chief spoke The West is wild, the job is hard (hugh) Then the old Indian Chief spoke The West is wild, the job is hard (hugh, hugh, hugh) The chief screamed quite loudly, his skin almost turned red His wife took an arrow and stabbed him in the rear Then the old Indian Chief spoke The West is wild, the job is hard (hugh) said the old Indian chief The west is wild, the job is hard (hugh, hugh, hugh) The train spewed steam, the chief came, wanted to fight The white man said: Come here, you'll be a conductor soon Then said the old Indian chief The west is wild, the job is hard (hugh) Then said the old Indian chief The west is wild, the job is hard (hugh, hugh, hugh)