give it back to the indians

Singer:charles, ray

old peter minuet had nothing to lose when he bought the isle of manhatten

for twenty-six dollars and a bottle of booze and they threw in the bronx and staten

pete thought that he had the best of the bargin but the poor red man just grinned

and he grunted ugh!" meaning okay in his jargon for he knew poor pete was skinned. we've tried to run the city.but the city ran away. and now peter minuet

Lyric Context: give it back to the indians - charles, ray