My last name is Geronimo When I was sick in the hospital They put me in a special room Because my last name was Geronimo I didn't want to be in a special room I got lonely there
I don't call myself a medicine woman I learned about these herbs from my grandmother This one is called __________ It's an Apache name There is no translation And this one cures cancer
If anyone asks me about it After the lecture, outside this room I'll deny I know anything about it It's a secret medicine I share only with my own people
I'm half Apache and half Navajo I don't mix the two My husband respects my Navajo side And doesn't ask me questions When I'm with my Navajo family I don't talk about the Apache side
When I was in the hospital A medicine man blessed the white man's medicine Asking it to cure me He also gave me an herbal potion to drink I put it in an old McDonald's cup When the nurse came in I told her My husband brought me that coke It means alot to me, so don't touch it I took that medicine That's what cured me
An Apache woman came to me She had cancer The chemo she got in Albuquerque wasn't working She wanted to commit suicide It was too much for her She didn't want to live like that anymore I gave her the cancer medicine in this bag Told her to drink the potion four times a day In the morning, the afternoon, early evening, and before she went to bed Not long after, she was cured I told her not to talk about this with anyone She went back to Albuquerque And the doctors said the chemo was successful She kept quiet about it and went along
I came here with my husband He filmed a movie about the Apaches with Lucy Lawless It's about the warrior woman Lozen She rode with Geronimo
I put aside my pride To share my culture with you When I help people I don't ask for money It comes from the heart You'll know what to give I don't have to tell you
These medicines work They were here longer than you were Some say that this medicine is toxic It's not toxic I use this medicine to help my people
