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