November 1621. By now the white man has arrived in great numbers not
Only at Miami but in Jamestown at Plymouth and at Salem Massachusetts
The Puritans have establish a thriving colony enjoying
All the social and cultural refinements of a modern society
Hi ya Harv. Who Ya taking to the witch burning Saturday night?
Prudence Adams. Who are you taking to the Rotary club luncheon?
I haven't got a date yet but I hear it's going to be quite a spread.
Well mayor Pennypacker how's it look for reelection?
Great great great never looked better
Oh yeah what about the Indian Vote?
What do you mean by that?
Well you're not too popular with the
Indians they could lose you the election
That's possible?
Well they outnumber us
That's the trouble. You give them an inch and they take over
But mayor they were here before we were we moved in on them
So we did. Well it's just something about them
They have funny shoes don't even have buckles on them
Be that as it may election is Friday
You better make some gesture this week
Like what?
Well how about if you make a
Concession and pick an Indian as a running mate?
What anything happened to me you have a mayor that wasn't
A Puritan. Probably take orders direct from chief Powhatan
Ehhhh
Say I got it. The big luncheon tomorrow The one under the trees
What about it?
Well ask an Indian that'll impress the rest of them
We could even announce you're going to put one in the cabinet
No need to go that far. Just have one to lunch
It'll be great press
Mayor Pennypacker comes out for
Equality justice votes. What does slogan
Take an Indian to lunch this week
Show him we're a regular bunch this week
Show him we're as liberal as can be
Let him know he's almost as good as we
Make a feathered friend feel fed this week
Overlook the fact he's red this week
Let him share out Quaker Oats
'Cause he's useful when he votes
Take an Indian to lunch
Two, four, six, eight, who do we tolerate?
Indians, Indians, rah, rah, rah
Take an Indian to lunch this week
Let him sit right down and munch this week
Let's give in and all do the brotherhood bit
Just make sure we don't make a habit of it
Take an Indian to dine this week
Show him we don't draw the line this week
We know everyone can't be
As American as we
After all, we came over on the Mayflower
Take an Indian
Not a wooden Indian
But a real, live Indian
To lunch