[Chorus]
Ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah eee
Listen to the sound of the Cherokee
Ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah aye
Eagles fly o'er Sha-Kon-O-Hey

[Post-Chorus]
Sacred bird of the Cherokee
Land of blue smoke calling me
Ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah aye
Sha-Kon-O-Hey Sha-Kon-O-Hey

[Verse]
There are spirits in these hills
Home of the wind and the whippoorwills
Stories carried through the years
Warriors, chiefs, and the trail of tears

[Pre-Chorus]
You see beauty when the blue smoke’s risin'
You can feel it when the eagle's flying
Every blossom and rock and brook
Lookin’ like a picture angels took
Sha-Kon-O-Hey (Sha-Kon-O-Hey)

[Chorus]
Ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah eee
Listen to the sound of the Cherokee
Ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah aye
Eagles fly o'er Sha-Kon-O-Hey, Sha-Kon-O-Hey
[Verse]
Every woman, man, and child
That walks these hills can testify
God walks with them when they go
Hoverin' near like a holy ghost

[Pre-Chorus]
So believe in what I say
When I speak of Sha-Kon-O-Hey
Makes no difference where you roam
The land of blue smoke Is your home

[Chorus]
Singin' ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah eee
Listen to the sound of the Cherokee
Ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah aye
Eagles fly o'er Sha-Kon-O-Hey

[Bridge]
So keep your memory locked inside
Keep your dreams and hold them tight
Often think back on this day
Sha-Kon-O-Hey, Sha-Kon-O-Hey

[Chorus]
Singin' ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah eee
Listen to the sound of the Cherokee
Ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah aye
Sha-Kon-O-Hey, Sha-Kon-O-Hey
[Chorus]
Ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ahh eee
Listen to the sound of the Cherokee
Ooh-ah ooh-ah ooh-ah aye
Sha-Kon-O-Hey