"Sweet Home Colorado" speaks about the history of Colorado regarding it's Native American inhabitants and the Gold Rush of 1859. It refers to some of Colorado's natural & societal attractions, and in general expresses why the singer loves Colorado and calls it home.
According to Wikipedia, "Gold mining in Colorado has been an industry since 1858. It also played a key role in the establishment of the state of Colorado. The rush created a few mining camps such as Denver City and Boulder City that would develop into cities."
The original inhabitants of the area that is now Colorado included:
* The Apache nation
* The Arapaho nation
* The Cheyenne nation
* The Pueblo tribes
* The Shoshone tribe
* The Comanche tribe
* The Kiowa tribe
* The Navajo tribe
Lyrics:
big wheels keep on turning
wagons haulin' out the gold
singin' songs about the miners
and in those creeks the water's cold so I've been told
well the tribal nations sang about her
and in their pow wows beat the drum
and with a bow hunted buffalo
and to this day great spirits come for everyone
sweet home Colorado where skies are so bright
sweet home Colorado, lord I'm comin' home tonight
in Denver town they love the governor, hoo hoo hoo
and in the Springs they love him too
the Boulder folk like to take a toke
and old Fort Collins love the blues, now how 'bout you
sweet home Colorado ...
now Colorado's got the Rockies
flowing rivers, fancy beer
the eastern plains where it seldom rains
and I been gone too many years, but now I'm here
sweet home Colorado where skies are so bright
sweet home Colorado, lord I'm comin' home tonight
sweet home Colorado, what more can I say
sweet home Colorado, lord I'm comin home today
