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The Same River
by Juni Fisher, sung by Juni Fisher & Dianne Killen
Album: Tumbleweed Letters
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I saw a woman, across the river
Her dress was buckskin, her hair was black
She held a small child close beside her
And had a baby, strapped to her back

I've heard her people, have no honor
I've heard they murder, they say they're thieves
But I can see she loves her children
She is a mother, just like me

I saw a woman, across the river
Her hair was yellow, her dress was blue
A red haired child played close beside her
Carried another inside her too

They say white people, steal our children
Kill for no reason, they say they're thieves
But this one only smiled and watched me
She is a mother, just like me

We washed our hands, in the same river
Nothing was stolen, no one died
We washed our hands, in the same water
In the same river, on different sides

This Indian woman had a husband
She washed some buckskins made for a man
Spread them to dry there on the branches
Then looked at me, and raised her hand

This white woman did some washing
She cleaned a man's clothes, but used no stones
I've seen those leggings worn by soldiers
Surely this woman knew none of those

We washed our hands, in the same river
There was no fighting, no one died
We washed our hands, in the same water
In the same river, on different sides

And now I stand here, one year later
The river's clear now where it ran red
They say my husband died with honor
Died for his people, is what they said

I see that woman across the river
I know her sadness, the way she acts
Like mine her husband died in battle
Like me she cannot bring him back

We washed our hands in the same river
So many fought here, so many died
The river's deep, and wide between us
Fed by the million tears that cried

In the same river, on different sides


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