Copyright 1996, Lyons Brothers Music, BMI
(from Cows With Guns CD)

C-G-Am-F (with pinky playing G note on high E string on all four chords)

^FWillie says,^{C G}

Here's a ^Amstory that you ^Fmay not comprehend^{C G}

But the ^Amparking lot will ^Fcrack and bloom ^Cagain ^G

There's a ^Amworld beneath the ^Fpavement, that will ^Cnever end^G

The ^Amseeds are lying ^Fdormant, it will ^Cnever end^{G Am F}

And Willie says
If you listen you can hear the sound of birds
Here their song above the chaos, hear their words
Listen to their love song that will never end
The seeds are lying dormant, it will never end
If you listen you may hear

^EmAnd the old one ^Amsits with me ^Fabove the ^Gcity

^EmWhile I watch the ^Ammadness of the ^Fworld below^G

^EmThen she laughs and ^Amtells me that its ^Ftemporary^G

^EmUnderneath the wild garden ^Fwaits to ^Ggrow

And Willie says
When you say you are afraid I understand
In a place where one can rarely smell the land
But the ocean breeze still blows here, that will never end
The seeds are lying dormant, it will never end

And Willie says
If you listen to this tree you'll hear its song
Its the music that my people pass along
Its a dream that keeps returning that will never end
The seeds are lying dormant, it will never end
If you listen you may hear

And Willie says
Here's a story that you may not comprehend
But the forest here will rise and bloom again
There's a world beneath the pavement, that will never end
The seeds are lying dormant, it will never end
Listen to their love song that will never end
Its a dream that keeps returning that will never end

Dana Lyons: guitar and vocal

The late Willie Cooper was a respected elder of the Lummi Indian Nation who touched many people with her sense of humor and commitment to community.