Peace In The Valley - Gillian Welch

Pulling into Douglas on a hot October night

On up above us, there’s a moon on the rise

Just off the blacktop there’s a sign along the road

And its a marker for the place where they got Geronimo

For peace in the valley

Lay down his shield

And surrendered to the white man

Hot on his heels

Peace in the valley

But, oh, Geronimo

You can’t raise up your children

And watch them grow

Without peace in the valley

Down below

He was a bona fide Indian chief

East Arizona was his pride and keep

Down through the Pacos they tried to take him down

Till an hour from the border but he stopped and turned around

And cried peace in the valley

Lay down his shield

And surrendered to the white man

Hot on his heels

Peace in the valley

But, oh, Geronimo

You can’t raise up your children

And watch them grow

Without peace in the valley

Down below

Peace in the valley

But, oh, Geronimo

You can’t raise up your children

And watch them grow

Without peace in the valley

Down below