This song is available on Jeff Wolin's In Your Backyard.

For 99% of our history
Our ancestors lived differently
They gathered plants and they hunted, too
They didn’t have stores like me and you
Their wisdom of the Earth kept them all alive
They had to be smart to survive when they were

Chorus:
Huntin’ and gatherin’
Huntin’ and gatherin’
Huntin’ and gatherin’ living primitively

They made their own fire rubbing two sticks together
That kept them warm in all kinds of weather
They made tools from stone and bone
The natural world provided their home
Now some people say that they worked all day
But that’s not true -- they had time to play when they were

Chorus

There are still people in this world today
That live their lives the aboriginal way
There are many lessons we can learn from them
So keep your mind open let the journey begin
Tho' I can’t go back to that life, it seems
That everynight in my dreams, I go

Chorus

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