Ajoutez « The Ballad of Ira Hayes » de Johnny Cash à votre bibliothèque musicale Rock Band™. And when the fight was over and Old Glory raised One of the men who held it high was the Indian, Ira Hayes. I've spent much of the winter out here and have driven back and forth between Phoenix and Green Valley several times, traversing the Gila River Reservation where Hayes was born and raised. Ira Hamilton Hayes was a Pima Indian from the Gila River Reservation who volunteered to fight as a U.S. Marine in World War II. Find Johnny Cash – The Ballad Of Ira Hayes lyrics and search for Johnny Cash. "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" is a song written by folk singer Peter La Farge. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at Last.fm I should have realized it was the spirit of World War II hero Ira Hayes that was whispering to me every time I drove by his home near Phoenix, Arizona. Ira Hayes was one of six Marines that were photographed by Joe Rosenthal on the summit of Mt. He gained fame in the Pacific campaign when he, along with four fellow Marines and one Sailor, raised the U.S. flag over Iwo Jima while the battle still raged for that strategically vital rock in the middle of the ocean. Ira Hayes fought for his Homeland (not for White Men) Ira Hayes had a voice wanting to be heard concerning the plight of his people. Traduction de Johnny Cash, paroles de « The Ballad of Ira Hayes », anglais → f Ira Hamilton Hayes was a Pima Indian from the Gila River Reservation who volunteered to fight as a U.S. Marine in World War II. "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" is a song written by folk singer Peter La Farge. He gained fame in the Pacific campaign when he, along with four fellow Marines and one Sailor, raised the U.S. flag over Iwo Jima while the battle still raged for that strategically vital rock in the middle of the ocean. Gather round you people and a story I will tell About a brave young indian you should remember well From the tribe of pima indians, a proud and a peaceful band They farmed the phoenix valley in arizona land Down their ditches for a thousand years the sparkling water rushed Many white settlers took over the main water sources and that left the Pima Natives ’ lands arid. Without water, the Pima community was unable to grow crops. “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” was written by Peter LaFarge and appears on the 1964 Johnny Cash album, Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian. Its words tell the story of Ira Hayes, one of the six Marines who became famous for having raised the flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II.The ballad Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.