Sho Pay Dah The Dog Soldier Song

Sho pay dah
How wa tah
Nazhinta
Sho pay dah ha wa ta nazhinta, nazhinta.
THE WORD OF A DOG SOLDIER

By Tobacco Cashman

 
I have trained myself within and without
I have given a statement of fact to the war chief
I will live or die, but as a warrior
They have come, but will tangle with the dog soldiers
I will not move from this spot.

The sash swings light across my soldier
It holds the staff of great commitment
It ways me not down
Quick, our leader's plan is clear
The staff is planted firmly in the ground.
I will not move from this spot.

For our nation we do this thing
Tied to a place like a dog
My heart and blood are balanced
How far do you think we will be pushed?
Your greed is causing your death
I will not move from this spot.

Who comes here without respect?
Who treads upon Mother Earth without love?
I have felt a woman move across the sky
And seen the power of an individual
I am now a fluid rock
I will not move from this spot.

See this leather rope attached?
See this human being at its end?
I may soon see the world not seen
But Still-my blood will be here
In this ground, by this staff, with this place
I WILL NOT MOVE FROM THIS SPOT.