Intro :
From the I ndian reservation to the g overnmental sch ool
Well they're g oing to educ ate me to the w hite men's Golden Rule
And I'm l earning very quickly for I've l earned to be as hamed
And I c ome when they call B illy though I've g ot an Indian n ame
And there are d rums beyond the mountain Indian d rums that you can't h ear
There are d rums beyond the m ountain and they're g etting mighty n ear
And when t hey think that they'd changed me cut my h air to meet their n eeds
Will they t hink I'm white or I ndian quarter b lood or just half breed
Let me t ell you Mr teacher when you s ay you'll make me r ight
In five h undred years of f ighting not one I ndian turned w hite
And there are d rums beyond the mountain Indian d rums that you can't h ear
There are d rums beyond the m ountain and they're g etting mighty n ear
Well you t hought that I knew nothing when you b rought me here to sc hool
Just an other empty I ndian just Am erica's first fool
But now I can tell you stories that are b urnt and dried and o ld
But in the s hadow of their t elling walks the t hunder proud and b old
And there are d rums beyond the mountain Indian d rums that you can't h ear
There are d rums beyond the m ountain and they're g etting mighty n ear
Long P ine and Sequoia Handsome L ake and Sitting B ull
There's M agnus Color ado with his sl eeves so red and full
C razy Horse the legend those who b it off Custer's s oul
They are d ead yet they are l iving with the g reat Geronim o
And there are d rums beyond the mountain Indian d rums that you can't h ear
There are d rums beyond the m ountain and they're g etting mighty n ear
Well you may t each me this land's history but we t aught it to you f irst
We broke your h earts and bent your j ourneys: broken t reaties left us cursed
Even n ow you have to cheat us even t hough you this us t ame
In our l osing we found p roudness in your w inning you found s hame
And there are d rums beyond the mountain Indian d rums that you can't h ear
There are d rums beyond the m ountain and they're g etting mighty n ear
