Ma-hey, ma-hey, ma-hey
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey

The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey
The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey

He and my hero, he and my love
High on a hill side, heaven above
Take me to higher love, you fly away
Me and my hero, me and my love

The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey
The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey

He and my warrior, he and my babe
He gotta fight for war, freedom to save
He gotta fight for love, far away
Me and my warrior, me and my babe

The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey
The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey
The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia wa-hay-ah mama
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia, hey-ah mama (wa-hey)
The spirit of the hawk

My people, some of them have run away to the hills and have no shelter (wa-hey)
No food, no one knows where they are
Hear me my chiefs, I am tired (wa-hey)
My heart is sick and sad, I will fight no more

Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey
The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey
The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia hey-ah mama
The spirit of the hawk
Hey-um ah hey-ah mama hey-ah mama
Ya-hay ah mia oh wa-hey
The spirit of the hawk