Buffalo Soldier - The Persuasions

Buffalo soldier, Buffalo soldier

Will you survive in this new land?

Buffalo soldier

Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo soldier

Tell me when will they call you, you a man?

In the eighteen-hundreds

In Arizona and Mexico

There came a brand new soldier, yeah

The Indians called him buffalo

From prison camps and slavery, lord

Oh the black man came to be

He was a hard riding hero

Of the tenth cavalry, hut-two-three

You know many other soldiers

Lord, they wanted to desert

They were tired of the hatred, yes they were

They were so tired of the hurt

Some of them were tired of the killin'

And of the misery, oh Lord

But they had to keep on fighting

So one day we would be free

We want to take a little time an' thank you right here

Buffalo soldier

(Buffalo soldier)

If you’d only listen to me, oh lord

Been a long, long time

I wonder will you survive in this land

Buffalo soldier

(Buffalo soldier)

Oh yeah

Please listen to me, mmm hmm

Tell me when, when will they call

You a man?

oh-ah

Tell me when

(When will they call you a man)

Will they call you a man?

Oh Lord, I wanna know when?

When will they call you a man?