Live 08 Oct 1987 version
| Van Zandt and Springsteen: | Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh |
| Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh | |
| Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh | |
| Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Naaaah | |
| Steven Van Zandt: | Life was forever when we were young |
| Bruce Springsteen: | The land was protected for everyone |
| Van Zandt and Springsteen: | Forever as long as the rivers run |
| Steven Van Zandt: | But now the water no longer comes |
| Van Zandt and Springsteen: | And now all that remains is darkness, a poisoned earth |
| And now before it's too late we must provide our own new birth | |
| Steven Van Zandt: | Everybody say! |
| Van Zandt, Springsteen, backing vocalists: | I am Native American |
| Whoah I am, I am, hey!, I am Native American | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | The question of honor we must decide |
| Steven Van Zandt: | The soul of the nation has been denied |
| Van Zandt and Springsteen: | Our dreams have been stolen before our eyes |
| Bruce Springsteen: | How do you say there's no tomorrow to a child |
| Van Zandt and Springsteen: | From us there is much to learn |
| There is so much you've forgotten | |
| You can't change me, try and understand | |
| I am proud of who I am | |
| Steven Van Zandt: | I say! |
| Van Zandt, Springsteen, backing vocalists: | I am, I am Native American |
| Woah oh I, I am, woah yeah, I am Native American | |
| Steven Van Zandt: | I say! Go 'head! |
| Steven Van Zandt: | We must try and remember what we're here for |
| Bruce Springsteen: | You will suffer the darkness alone no more |
| Van Zandt and Springsteen: | You will have the strength of all of us gathered here today |
| Bruce Springsteen: | That is something they can never take away |
| Steven Van Zandt: | Everybody say! |
| Van Zandt, Springsteen, backing vocalists: | I am, I am Native American |
| Whoa I, I am, I am, whoa yeah, Native American | |
| Steven Van Zandt: | You say! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Hey! |
| Steven Van Zandt: | You say! |
| Steven Van Zandt: | I am |
| Crowd: | Native American |
| Steven Van Zandt: | Go ahead! Let everyone else hear! |
| Crowd: | I am Native American |
| Steven Van Zandt: | Everybody play! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Whoa ooh |
| Van Zandt and Springsteen: | Say I am, whoa I am Native American, oh yeah |
| And I know, I am, I am, Native American | |
| Steven Van Zandt: | Ease it out! |
| Van Zandt and Springsteen: | Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh |
| Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh | |
| Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh | |
| Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh | |
| Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh | |
| Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah, Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh |
The above lyrics are for the live 08 Oct 1987 performance of NATIVE AMERICAN at The Ritz in New York City, NY, during a guest appearance with Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul.
List of available versions of NATIVE AMERICAN on this website:
NATIVE AMERICAN [Little Steven's album version]