The Wellsville, Utah, folks don't give a damn
That the battle they re-enact is a sham.
They think that it's picturesque and quaint
To dress like Indians and wear war paint,
While others play the Mormon pioneers
At whom the redskins aim their bows and spears,
Riding horses round a house in flames.
They say it's nothing more than fun and games.
Native Americans, though, especially the Ute,
Do not think that it is all that cute.
Offended by the falsehoods propagated
When in this way the past is celebrated,
They've asked Wellsville to stop it and refrain
From these false portrayals that cause pain.
It's like a racist minstrel show; instead
Of wearing blackface they are wearing red.
Wellsville should learn that what they celebrate
Is just a way of generating hate.
The battle they act out each Founder's Day
Never really happened anyway.
"It's our tradition!" is the claim folks make
Even for traditions that are fake,
Such as traitor generals cast in bronze,
Icons idolized on courthouse lawns
By those who don't believe all should be free
And miss the good old days of slavery.
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