SONGS OF THE BUFFALO HUNT[D]
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SONGS OF THE BUFFALO HUNT[D]
Sioux
He! They have come back racing,[E] He! They have come back racing, Why, they say there is to be a buffalo hunt over here, Why, they say there is to be a buffalo hunt over here. Make arrows! Make arrows! Says the father, says the father. Give me my knife, Give me my knife, I shall hang up the meat to dry—Ye´ ye! I shall hang up the meat to dry—Ye´ ye! Says grandmother—Yo´ yo! Says grandmother—Yo´ yo! When it is dry I shall make pemmican, When it is dry I shall make pemmican, Says grandmother—Yo´ yo! Says grandmother—Yo´ yo![F]
FOOTNOTES:
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · Songs and comments as given by James Mooney.Note 2 · “When going on a buffalo hunt, it was customary among the Sioux to send out a small advance party to locate the herd. On finding it, these mNote 3 · “In the old days an Indian camp during the cutting up of the meat after a buffalo hunt was a scene of the most joyous activity.... Preparati