Code Talker

Born of the Sleeping Rock People in 1921
Torn from his mother Uncle Sam’s chosen son
The boarding schools taught him not to speak his native tongue
But he never would forget

29 brothers joined in 1942
Fought for their country until the war was through
Tasked to find a code the only ones who knew
What they were taught to forget

Spirit walker
Send a message through the fire
Code talker
Warrior on the wire

A word for every sentence and no mistake was made
A weapon much more lethal than the bullet or the blade
The Marines at Iwo Jima would not have won the day
Without the ancient sounds

A country celebrated those who fought and fell
But the Navajo nation was never treated well
The Japanese dug in and gave them blazing hell
But they never broke the code

Spirit walker
Send a message through the fire
Code talker
Warrior on the wire

Was the land of enchantment on your mind
When the shells and hand grenades were flying
Did you think about the canyons and the wind
When the bombers overhead were coming in

Spirit walker (spirit walker)
Send a message through the fire
Code talker (code talker)
Warrior on the wire

Spirit walker (spirit walker)
Send a message through the fire
Code talker (code talker)
Warrior on the wire