Cherokee Maiden

One night when the moon was bright on the moonlit bay That is where I found my little Cherokee maid The memory of the that night of love is lingering yet And I know I never will forget My little Cherokee Maiden, I love her so And though we're far apart I know I'll never be tradin' my love for her For anybody else's heart Someday I'll make a trip back to that Cherokee Strip And I'll carry her away with me And straight as an arrow flies, we'll ride to paradise My sweet little chickadee, my little Cherokee Maiden and me My little Cherokee Maiden, I love her so And though we're far apart I know I'll never be tradin' my love for her For anybody else's heart Someday I'll make a trip back to that Cherokee Strip And I'll carry her away with me And straight as an arrow flies, we'll ride to paradise My sweet little chickadee, my little Cherokee Maiden and me My little Cherokee Maiden, I love her so And though we're far apart I know I'll never be tradin' my love for her For anybody else's heart Someday I'll make a trip back to that Cherokee Strip And I'll carry her away with me And straight as an arrow flies, we'll ride to paradise My sweet little chickadee, my little Cherokee Maiden and me