Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs by Alice C. (Alice Cunningham) Fletcher
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Ah hey they ha!
Ah hey they, Ah hey hey they, Ah hey they ha! The motions of the hands and the movements of the body should indicate that in looking over the field one is struck by the striped appearance made by the rows of little hills, recalling the resemblance to the buffalo descending the slope. The final "ha!" of the refrain should indicate pleasure. A brief silence should follow, during which the dancers pick up their hoes, adjust their pouches, fall into line and sing the following song: Song No. 2 Light our hearts and gay As we homeward take our way, While the winds about us play, Singing as we go. Hy-ya hy-ya hy-ya ho! Hy-ya hy-ya hy-ya ho! Hy-ya ho! Ho! Hy-ya ho! [Music] This song should be repeated many times as all the dancers, with rhythmic, springing steps, wind about the camp ground before they finally disperse. |
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