Burning Down the Prairie

Burnin' down the prairie
Got a handful of river cane
Burnin' down the prairie
Got a handful of river cane
I'm just sitting up on this hillside
Prayin' to God it doesn't rain

We've been healin' from a winter
That brought us more than sleet and snow
We've been healin' from a winter
That brought us more than sleet and snow
Someone out there somewhere's
Been cutting down the buffalo

Well, we followed bloody footprints
For many miles along the creek
Yeah, we followed bloody footprints
For many miles along the creek
Someone out there somewhere's
Been walkin' with two wicked feet

And daddy's on a rampage
Late at night I hear him cryin'
And daddy's on a rampage
Every night I hear him cryin'
He said someone out there somewhere's
Been stalkin' like a mountain lion

And I can see 'em comin' now
Covered up in bone and hide
Yeah, I can see 'em comin' now
And they're covered up in bone and hide
Burnin' down the prairie
Ravin' mad and wild-eyed