Ancient Places, Sacred Lands

Come sit beside me and hear a story
Of long ago when the people lived free
And named the waters and all the places high and low

There was a plain they called Chicago
It meant a place where strong things grow
And Kentucky meant the land of green meadows

Ancient places, sacred lands
Names we know so well
But no one understands

Mississippi means big river
And Miami means great water
Arizona means a place where small springs flow

Ancient places, sacred lands
Names we know so well
But no one understands

Ancient places, sacred lands
Names we know so well
But no one understands

Ooh, ooh