ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɔŋ lˈɪɹɪks tˈɛl ðə stˈoːɹi əvə lˈoʊnli blˈæk ɐmˈɛɹɪkən mˈæn hˌuː fˈɔːlz ɪn lˈʌv wɪð ɐ wˈʊmən fɹʌmðə læɡˈuːnə tɹˈaɪb ʌv pwˈɛbloʊz ʌv nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ.
The original song lyrics tell the story of a lonely black American man who falls in love with a woman from the Laguna tribe of Pueblos of New Mexico.