Lyrics

Children of the Earth

[Intro]
[soft drum heartbeat
Distant flute]
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey
(children of the Earth now)
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey

[Verse 1]
Bare feet in the morning frost
Smoke curls from the cedar fire
Hands in the river
Cold and clear
We drink
We laugh
We’re still here

Deer in the shadow of the pines
Corn growing tall by the stream
Grandfather’s breath in every seed
We take just enough
We leave the dream

[Chorus]
We are the children of the Earth
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey
Fed by the soil that knew our birth
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey
Grandfather
We thank you for this day
For food
For fire
For paths you lay
We are the children of the Earth
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey

[Verse 2]
Wind speaks softly through the lodge
Stories carved in bark and bone
Snow on the roof
Warm hearts inside
This ground is blood
This ground is home

Spirits dancing in the flame
Faces flicker
Old and kind
Grandfather smiles in sparks that rise
We feel his hand in every sign

[Chorus]
We are the children of the Earth
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey
Fed by the soil that knew our birth
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey
Grandfather
We thank you for this day
For food
For fire
For paths you lay
We are the children of the Earth
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey

[Bridge]
[drums build
Group chant]
Hey-ya hey-ya
Spirits laugh today (hey!)
Hey-ya hey-ya
Clouds all drift away

From root to leaf
From stone to sky
Grandfather hears
Every grateful cry

[Chorus]
We are the children of the Earth
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey
Fed by the soil that knew our birth
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey
Grandfather
We thank you for this day
For food
For fire
For paths you lay
We are the children of the Earth
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey

[Outro]
[drums fade to single heartbeat
Lone flute]
Ho-ya hey-ya
Ho-ya hey
Grandfather
Spirits smile today

David Rose