Thanks,Nate.I knew Stan and played music with him a few times.Re  the Cherokee I  was pleased(touring the States) to find that some were still in North Carolina and had eluded the deportation.As the song attests,not.all settlers went along with it.

Really enjoyed this a lot Jamie, thanks for sharing this very well played ballad. The melody and rhythm on dulcimer reminds me of Eastern Canadian music a la Stan Rogers. My grandmother used to tell me about her grandmother when I was a kid. She and her family were Cherokee who fled from the Trail of Tears and settled in Arkansas when she was a young child. Fascinatingly, (but not surprisingly) if a native american defected from the trail of tears and opted to homestead, their descendants are not entitled to any tribal benefits from the Cherokee Nation Or the United Keetowah Band of Cherokees.

Jamie, I appreciate you letting us know about looking up the lyrics.  Meaningful!

Thanks,Robin,I always loved this song sung by a father/son,accappella,Sutton by name..I checked out the internet and the words are more readily found under"Indian's Prayer" or "White man,let me go".

Your play and your singing are always so good, Jamie.