THE BETTING

Now is the timefor the singing.Now is the timefor the songs.We go,we go,on the Holy Trail of Song.We go,we go,to hear the voices of the Gods.They say,on the path of the rainbow,they say,on the bridge of the lightening,they sayon the trail of pollenwent the Elder Brother,Reared-in-the-Mountains,Young Man,Chief.We go to hear them say it.Look! Look!they say,they say,the Gods are walking.The Gods are walking.Follow the trail of song.Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.Look! Look!they say,they say,the Gods are dancing.The Gods are dancing.Follow the trail of song.Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.Look! Look!they say,they say,the Gods are singing.The Gods are singing.Follow the trail of song.Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.It is finished.The Sing is finished.Dawn light is here.Gray light is here.Morning is here.Day is here.The sun comes againto warm the world.The Sing is finished.It is finished.Finished.

Now is the timefor the singing.Now is the timefor the songs.We go,we go,on the Holy Trail of Song.We go,we go,to hear the voices of the Gods.They say,on the path of the rainbow,they say,on the bridge of the lightening,they sayon the trail of pollenwent the Elder Brother,Reared-in-the-Mountains,Young Man,Chief.We go to hear them say it.Look! Look!they say,they say,the Gods are walking.The Gods are walking.Follow the trail of song.Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.Look! Look!they say,they say,the Gods are dancing.The Gods are dancing.Follow the trail of song.Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.Look! Look!they say,they say,the Gods are singing.The Gods are singing.Follow the trail of song.Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.It is finished.The Sing is finished.Dawn light is here.Gray light is here.Morning is here.Day is here.The sun comes againto warm the world.The Sing is finished.It is finished.Finished.

Now is the timefor the singing.

Now is the time

for the singing.

Now is the timefor the songs.

Now is the time

for the songs.

We go,we go,on the Holy Trail of Song.

We go,

we go,

on the Holy Trail of Song.

We go,we go,to hear the voices of the Gods.

We go,

we go,

to hear the voices of the Gods.

They say,on the path of the rainbow,they say,on the bridge of the lightening,they sayon the trail of pollenwent the Elder Brother,Reared-in-the-Mountains,Young Man,Chief.

They say,

on the path of the rainbow,

they say,

on the bridge of the lightening,

they say

on the trail of pollen

went the Elder Brother,

Reared-in-the-Mountains,

Young Man,

Chief.

We go to hear them say it.

We go to hear them say it.

Look! Look!they say,they say,the Gods are walking.

Look! Look!

they say,

they say,

the Gods are walking.

The Gods are walking.

The Gods are walking.

Follow the trail of song.

Follow the trail of song.

Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.

Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.

Look! Look!they say,they say,the Gods are dancing.

Look! Look!

they say,

they say,

the Gods are dancing.

The Gods are dancing.

The Gods are dancing.

Follow the trail of song.

Follow the trail of song.

Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.

Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.

Look! Look!they say,they say,the Gods are singing.

Look! Look!

they say,

they say,

the Gods are singing.

The Gods are singing.

The Gods are singing.

Follow the trail of song.

Follow the trail of song.

Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.

Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu.

It is finished.

It is finished.

The Sing is finished.

The Sing is finished.

Dawn light is here.

Dawn light is here.

Gray light is here.

Gray light is here.

Morning is here.

Morning is here.

Day is here.

Day is here.

The sun comes againto warm the world.

The sun comes again

to warm the world.

The Sing is finished.

The Sing is finished.

It is finished.

It is finished.

Finished.

Finished.

The men go for horsesthat have walked awayto find grass to eat.The women put blanketsand food in the wagons.My uncle tells my fatherto wait awhilebecausemy uncle sayshe knows a manwho has a horsethat can win a race.All the men stand around.They talk togetherabout this horse.My father gets the thingsout of the wagonthat my mother has put in it.He is going to bet themon this horsethat my uncle sayscan win a race.

The men go for horsesthat have walked awayto find grass to eat.The women put blanketsand food in the wagons.My uncle tells my fatherto wait awhilebecausemy uncle sayshe knows a manwho has a horsethat can win a race.All the men stand around.They talk togetherabout this horse.My father gets the thingsout of the wagonthat my mother has put in it.He is going to bet themon this horsethat my uncle sayscan win a race.

The men go for horsesthat have walked awayto find grass to eat.

The men go for horses

that have walked away

to find grass to eat.

The women put blanketsand food in the wagons.

The women put blankets

and food in the wagons.

My uncle tells my fatherto wait awhilebecausemy uncle sayshe knows a manwho has a horsethat can win a race.

My uncle tells my father

to wait awhile

because

my uncle says

he knows a man

who has a horse

that can win a race.

All the men stand around.They talk togetherabout this horse.

All the men stand around.

They talk together

about this horse.

My father gets the thingsout of the wagonthat my mother has put in it.

My father gets the things

out of the wagon

that my mother has put in it.

He is going to bet themon this horsethat my uncle sayscan win a race.

He is going to bet them

on this horse

that my uncle says

can win a race.

The Trader comes.He does not like the horsemy uncle knows.He puts up a hundred dollarsagainst the horse.All the Indian mentake off their concho beltsand rings and turquoiseand bowguards and blankets.They throw them on the groundto make a pile of thingsas much as a hundred dollars.They say,"We will runto that placeand back."They mount their horses.They line them up.One man stands bythe pool of thingsthat are being betagainst the hundred dollars.With another manmy father bets his bowguardagainst a concho belton that horsemy uncle knows.The men choose a flat placeto run the race.

The Trader comes.He does not like the horsemy uncle knows.He puts up a hundred dollarsagainst the horse.All the Indian mentake off their concho beltsand rings and turquoiseand bowguards and blankets.They throw them on the groundto make a pile of thingsas much as a hundred dollars.They say,"We will runto that placeand back."They mount their horses.They line them up.One man stands bythe pool of thingsthat are being betagainst the hundred dollars.With another manmy father bets his bowguardagainst a concho belton that horsemy uncle knows.The men choose a flat placeto run the race.

The Trader comes.

The Trader comes.

He does not like the horsemy uncle knows.

He does not like the horse

my uncle knows.

He puts up a hundred dollarsagainst the horse.

He puts up a hundred dollars

against the horse.

All the Indian mentake off their concho beltsand rings and turquoiseand bowguards and blankets.

All the Indian men

take off their concho belts

and rings and turquoise

and bowguards and blankets.

They throw them on the groundto make a pile of thingsas much as a hundred dollars.

They throw them on the ground

to make a pile of things

as much as a hundred dollars.

They say,"We will runto that placeand back."

They say,

"We will run

to that place

and back."

They mount their horses.

They mount their horses.

They line them up.

They line them up.

One man stands bythe pool of thingsthat are being betagainst the hundred dollars.

One man stands by

the pool of things

that are being bet

against the hundred dollars.

With another manmy father bets his bowguardagainst a concho belton that horsemy uncle knows.

With another man

my father bets his bowguard

against a concho belt

on that horse

my uncle knows.

The men choose a flat placeto run the race.

The men choose a flat place

to run the race.

The starter takes his hat off.He lifts it up.He lifts it up.He holds it there.He drops it.They are off.They are off.They are running together.No horse is in front.No horse is behind.They are together.Together.Running, running.The black one that the Trader likesstretches out,running,running,gets in front,running,running.Sand flies.People shout.The People shout.Now comes the horsemy uncle knows.

The starter takes his hat off.He lifts it up.He lifts it up.He holds it there.He drops it.They are off.They are off.They are running together.No horse is in front.No horse is behind.They are together.Together.Running, running.The black one that the Trader likesstretches out,running,running,gets in front,running,running.Sand flies.People shout.The People shout.Now comes the horsemy uncle knows.

The starter takes his hat off.He lifts it up.He lifts it up.He holds it there.He drops it.They are off.They are off.They are running together.No horse is in front.No horse is behind.They are together.Together.Running, running.

The starter takes his hat off.

He lifts it up.

He lifts it up.

He holds it there.

He drops it.

They are off.

They are off.

They are running together.

No horse is in front.

No horse is behind.

They are together.

Together.

Running, running.

The black one that the Trader likesstretches out,running,running,gets in front,running,running.

The black one that the Trader likes

stretches out,

running,

running,

gets in front,

running,

running.

Sand flies.

Sand flies.

People shout.

People shout.

The People shout.

The People shout.

Now comes the horsemy uncle knows.

Now comes the horse

my uncle knows.

There he is,there he is,in front,in front,away in front.He has won the race.The horse my uncle knowshas won the race.The horses come back.They are sweating.Their sides go in and outjust like my blousegoes in and out.We are tired,the horses and I are tired.It takes some runningto win a race.

There he is,there he is,in front,in front,away in front.He has won the race.The horse my uncle knowshas won the race.The horses come back.They are sweating.Their sides go in and outjust like my blousegoes in and out.We are tired,the horses and I are tired.It takes some runningto win a race.

There he is,there he is,in front,in front,away in front.

There he is,

there he is,

in front,

in front,

away in front.

He has won the race.

He has won the race.

The horse my uncle knowshas won the race.

The horse my uncle knows

has won the race.

The horses come back.

The horses come back.

They are sweating.

They are sweating.

Their sides go in and outjust like my blousegoes in and out.

Their sides go in and out

just like my blouse

goes in and out.

We are tired,the horses and I are tired.

We are tired,

the horses and I are tired.

It takes some runningto win a race.

It takes some running

to win a race.

The horse race is finished.My father has a concho beltand money in his pocket.Now we go backon the home trail.Back to the hogan.Back to the sheep.Everything is finished.We have listenedto the Holy Songs.We have walkedon the Holy Trail.It is finished.Our hearts are good.All around us is good.We ride alongon the home trail.It is finished.

The horse race is finished.My father has a concho beltand money in his pocket.Now we go backon the home trail.Back to the hogan.Back to the sheep.Everything is finished.We have listenedto the Holy Songs.We have walkedon the Holy Trail.It is finished.Our hearts are good.All around us is good.We ride alongon the home trail.It is finished.

The horse race is finished.

The horse race is finished.

My father has a concho beltand money in his pocket.

My father has a concho belt

and money in his pocket.

Now we go backon the home trail.

Now we go back

on the home trail.

Back to the hogan.

Back to the hogan.

Back to the sheep.

Back to the sheep.

Everything is finished.

Everything is finished.

We have listenedto the Holy Songs.

We have listened

to the Holy Songs.

We have walkedon the Holy Trail.

We have walked

on the Holy Trail.

It is finished.

It is finished.

Our hearts are good.

Our hearts are good.

All around us is good.

All around us is good.

We ride alongon the home trail.

We ride along

on the home trail.

It is finished.

It is finished.


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