Buffalo Soldier Buffalo soldier, Buffalo soldier Will you survive in this new land Buffalo soldier, Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo soldier Tell me when will they call you, you a man In the eighteen-hundreds In Arizona and Mexico There came a brand new soldier yea The Indians called him buffalo From prison camps and slavery lord Oh the black man came to be He was a hard riding hero Of the tenth calvary, hut-two-three You know many other soldiers Lord they wanted to desert They were tired of the hatred yes they were They were so tired of the hurt Some of them were tired of the killin' And of the misery, oh lord But they had to keep on fighting So one day, we would be free We want to take a little time an thank you right here Buffalo soldier---Buffalo soldier If you'd only listen to me, oh lord Been a long, long time I wonder will you survive in this land, Ooh Buffalo soldier----Buffalo soldier, Oh yea Please listen to me, mmm hmm Tell me when, when will they call, you a man, oh-ah Tell me when,(When will they call you a man) Will they call you a man Oh lord, I wanna know when When will they call you a man