Words and Music

Paul M. Summitt

© 1972, Paul M. Summitt

(Recorded by The Summitt Brothers Band, 1972)

Listen to The Summitt Brothers Band perform
"War is Kind" (1972)

Do not weep Indian Maiden,

'cause your loved one lies on the ground.

Do not weep Indian Maiden,

try not to make a sound.

Do not cry for War is kind.

They ride off to war.

They say they'll love you forevermore.

But they never come home

and you're left there, all alone.

But do not cry for war is kind.

They learn how to fight,

to kill each other in the night.

You never know why,

but you still have to say goodbye.

Goodbye.

But do not weep Indian maiden,

'cause your loved one lies on the ground.

Do not weep Indian Maiden,

try not to make a sound.

Do not cry for War is kind.