I was drivin’ through South Dakota
Not more than a month ago
When I picked up a young Lakota
Hitchin’ by the side of the road

He said, My name is Joe Coyote
Full-blooded Oglala Sioux
I been up in Rapid City
Lookin’ for work for a month or two

Chorus:
There ain’t no jobs and there ain’t no money
We’re a nation in distress
We are cold and we are hungry
But that’s just life here on the res

He said, I got a wife in Kyle
Five kids that depend on me
The oldest one, he never smiles
No tellin’ what his eyes have seen

I got a cousin in the Tribal Council
Fancy house, shiny van
Uncle Pete lives in a one-room cabin
And he’s an elder, a medicine man

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The B.I.A. is cutting funding
How much is still unclear
The tourist spend big bucks at Rushmore
We never see a cent down here

(Repeat Chorus)

Heya heya heya heya

Vocals and rhythm guitar- Josie Kuhn - electric lead guitar - Albert Lee - electric slide guitar - Bebo Whitehead
bass - Jeff "Stick" Davis - drums - Brian Owings - percussion - Maki Suntikal