Hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wende
Hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wendende
Hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wende
Hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wendende (aha, ehe)
Tired and dusty, she sat by the road
Her green spotted uniform and her sneakers outworn
Rebel woman, yeah
Rebel woman, yeah
She took off her hat and she leaned against a tree
Her rifle by her side rough, worn hands upon her knee
Rebel woman, yeah
Rebel woman, yeah
Hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wende (huwoo, huwoo, hiye)
Hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wendende (huwoo, huwoo, hiye)
Hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wende (huwoo, huwoo, hiye)
There will be no compensation, it was of your free will
Oh, that you stood on the frontline
Rebel woman, these are the rules of war
Remember that you fought for your people
I know the freedom's been hard-won, it's been so hard-won
But as you weep, rebel woman remember you were strong
♪
Her corner pocket had a pack of cigars
She took one out and lit it and threw the rest into the grass
Rebel woman, yeah
Rebel woman, yeah (wo, wo, wo)
The bush grew around her dense, hot, and green
Over the place where once her home, her husband, her children
Where once they'd been
There will be no compensation, it was of your free will
Oh, that you stood on the frontline
Rebel women these are the rules of war
Remember that you fought for your people
I know the freedom's been hard-won, it's been so hard-won
But as you weep, rebel woman remember you were strong
Ariye (hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wende)
Ariye, ye, iye (hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wendende)
Ariye (hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, wende)
Ariye, ye, iye
Rebel woman, rebel woman, yeah
Rebel woman, rebel woman, yeah
Rebel woman