Just a pretty little girl in an Indian gown Following the river 'til it gets to town Going to meet her daddy at the railroad line Come from Mississippi to his dying wife 'Til further down the road Following the hard dust in the snow Her daddy would go ♪ He was born in Indiana 'til he moved out west Working for the Mississippi government Was gonna be a sheriff but he wouldn't use a gun Didn't wanna die on his daughter and his son So further down the road Following the hard dirt in the snow Her daddy would go ♪ Just a pretty little girl in an Indian gown Following the river 'til it gets to town Goin' to meet her daddy at the railroad line Come from Mississippi to his dying wife He's was bored in Indiana 'til he moved out west Working for the Mississippi government Was gonna be a sheriff, but he wouldn't to use a gun Didn't wanna die on his daughter and his son So further down the road Traveling the hard dirt in the snow Her daddy would go Her daddy would go She's just a pretty little girl in an Indian gown Just a pretty little girl in an Indian gown Yeah, she's just a pretty little girl in an Indian gown She's just a pretty little girl in an Indian gown ♪ Just a pretty little girl in an Indian gown Just a pretty little girl in an Indian gown