My Bark Canoe (audio)

Originál této písně se jmenuje „My Bark Canoe“ a v Burtonově knize „American Primitive Music” je v části s notami uvedena jako první.

Tato adaptovaná verze má zjednodušený notový zápis a jiný text, jehož autorem je pravděpodobně Seton, neboť žádný jiný autor u ní není uveden.

O: Či-ka-bej te-bik on-dan-dej-án
B: In the still night, the long hours through,
S: Our chief our war-rior true

O: Či-ka-bej te-bik, on-dan-dej-án
B: I guide my bark ca-noe.
S: is lost to all to me and you,

O: Á-gá-má si-bi, on-dan-dej-án
B: My bark ca-noe, My love, to you.
S: to me and you. to me and you.
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B: While the stars shine, and falls the dew.
S: Dire fall our ven-geance due

B: I seek my love, in bark ca-noe.
S: on those who slew, our war-rior true.

B: In bark ca-noe, I seek for you.
S: Our war-rior true, our war-rior true.
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B: It is I love, you lov-er true.
S: Dire fall our ven-geance due,

B: Who glides the stream in bark ca-noe,
S: on those who slew, our war-rior true.

B: It glides to you, My love, to you.
S: Our war-rior true, our war-rior true.