Silver Bells

Thirty-eight silver bells ringing in the night

Thirty pieces of silver the price of injustice

Thirty-eight silver strands holding the weight

Thirty-eight silver bells ringing, ringing, ringing

Weep not for me, I have made my peace

Weep for the silver bells singing

Weep for the injustice and and its might

Weep for the silver strands pulled tight

Sing my song, sing it strong

Strike the drum with gentle beat

Sing my song, with the ground so far below my feet

Strike the drum our honor song you will never defeat

Thirty-eight silver bells chained with hoods

Thirty-eight voices never more to be heard

Thirty-eight memories remain so restless

Thirty pieces of silver the Judas price

Riders in the snow

Ride on, ride on until everyone will know

The silver bells and the memory of those brave souls

To stand for what is right is our aim

Listen in the distance the sound so real

Listen in the distance Yankton Sioux

Listen to the song of the living children and elders too

Listen for the sound of hope and the silver bells we ring

Thirty pieces of silver

Thirty-eight silver bells

Thirty-eight memories awaken the dawn

Thirty-eight  plus two horses to run

Thirty-eight plus two shouts of justice, we have only just begun

Danny J Dean (copyright) 2015