Reddleman Coming Songtext
von The Rainmakers

On the day that I was born
Across the plain come a red dust storm
First the wind and then the rain
Streaks of blood on the windowpane
Hole in the roof, leak on the bed
Bad baptism on the baby′s head
Mama cried, "The curse has come
The mark of the red man's on my son"

Red man comin′, he's comin' for me
Red man comin′
Red man comin′, he's comin′ for me
Red man comin'


I learned to crawl, I learned to eat
Walk and talk that double-speak
Hide my heart and show my hand
Listen in the dark for the red man
He comes sellin′ that dirt, stain your soul
Sayin' this don′t hurt anyone at all
Sink your eyes into little girl's laws
But don't waste your time, it don′t grow short

Red man comin′, he's comin′ for me
Red man comin'
Red man comin′, he's comin′ for me
Red man comin'

Late in life, I fell in love uptown
With a one armed woman who'd been around
I said, "How, my love, did you lose your hand?"
She said, "Pound of flesh for the red man"
A daughter born, a father sees
There′s red in the thread of the web he weaves
Clean his clothes in a holy font
But the rank of the red′ll come back to haunt

Red man comin', he′s comin' for me
Red man comin′
Red man comin', he′s comin' for me
Red man comin'


A red hawk sits on a telephone pole
Wants to see which way I go
When I fall and when I stand
And tells it all to the red man

Red man comin′, he′s comin' for me
Red man comin′
Red man comin', he′s comin' for me
Red man comin′

Red man comin'
Red man comin'
Red man comin′