I'm a-thinking 'bout a Buffalo nickel The kind I'm inclined to save On one side a solitary buffalo stands On the other there's an Indian brave On the other there's an Indian brave I'm thinking 'bout a Buffalo nickel It seems so ironic to me We had to go an' slaughter every Buffalo herd And we couldn't leave an Indian be We couldn't leave an Indian be The railroad crossed the continent And the buildings scratch the sky The highway runs all over the place And the big jet engines fly I'm thinking 'bout a Buffalo nickel We surely went and minted a few I used to run across 'em nearly other day And I shoulda saved a hundred or two I shoulda saved a hundred or two The railroad crossed the continent And the buildings scratch the sky The highway runs all over the place And the big jet engines fly I'm a-thinking 'bout a Buffalo nickel The kind I'm inclined to save On one side a solitary buffalo stands On the other there's an Indian brave On the other there's an Indian brave