Native American
SONGS
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"We sang the songs that
carried in their melodies
all the sounds of nature -- the running waters,
the sighing of winds, and the calls of the animals.
Teach these to your children that they may come
to love nature as we love it."
~ Grand Council Fire of
American Indians
"BLACK CROW'S
SPIRIT"
THIS IS A GREAT ACTION
SONG
SUNG TO THE TUNE "JOHN BROWN'S BODY"
BLACK CROWS SPIRIT'S IN
THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND
BLACK CROWS SPIRIT'S IN THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND
BLACK CROWS SPIRIT'S IN THE
HAPPY HUNTING GROUND
AND HE'S EVER SO FAR AWAY
HIA HIA HIA - WATHA ,
MINI MINI MINI HA - HA
HIA HIA HIA - WATHA , AND HE'S EVER SO FAR AWAY .
For each successive verse one word is
dropped and substituted with an action
BLACK -pass hand down
over face to represent the sun setting
CROW - tuch hands under armpits to form wings and mimic crow
sound
SPIRIT - mime drinking with "GLUG GLUG GLUG " sound
HAPPY - hug stomach and give a hearty "HA HA HA "
HUNTING - imitate shooting a bow as arrow is released call "PING"
GROUND - mime digging with a shovel and tossing dirt over
shoulder
EVER SO FAR AWAY - place hand to forehead to shield eyes and look
around
HIA - WATHA - raising one clenched fist from waist height to over top
of head
MINI HA- HA - hands tucked under chin , tips of fingers resting one
hand one the other , rocking hands back and forward.
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OTHER SONGS SUITABLE
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