Tell me how My Father passed away No one seems to know what really happened that day Tell me how My Father really died Everyone I know has turned their face and lied Little girl I'll tell you what I know I heard it was a white buffalo I heard it was a white buffalo Tell me how My Father really died Did he try to swim across a river too wide Tell me how My Father passed away Was he like a feather in a hurricane Little girl I'll tell you what I know I heard it was a white buffalo I heard it was a white buffalo You make yourself a stranger Whenever you lie to me You make yourself a stranger Whenever you lie to me Whenever you lie to me You make yourself a stranger Whenever you lie to me Tell me how My Father passed away No one seems to know what really happened that day Tell me why He isn't coming back He left me and my brother in this cul-de-sac Little girl I'll tell you what I know I heard it was a white buffalo I heard it was a white buffalo Little girl I'll tell you what I know I heard it was a white buffalo I heard it was a white buffalo You make yourself a stranger Whenever you lie to me You make yourself a stranger Whenever you lie to me Whenever you lie to me You make yourself a stranger Whenever you lie to me You make yourself a stranger Whenever you lie to me You make yourself a stranger Whenever you lie to me