Feather River Singers: Music

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DRAGGING CANOE
By Barbara A. Warren
Cherokee Language Consultant Prentice Robinson

Lead:
Tsi-yu gun-si-ni du-do-v (Dragging Canoe was his name)


Second:
Tsi-yu gun-si-ni du-do-v (Dragging Canoe was his name)
Tsa-la-gi di-tli-hi ge-hv (He was a Cherokee warrior)

Tsi-yu gun-si-ni du-do-v (Dragging Canoe was his name)
Go-hu-sdi na-dv-ga o-s-da (He did something good (for the people)


Chorus:
Ya ya o hey ya o hey ya o hey o hey
Ya ya o hey ya ya ya o hey o hey
Ya ya o hey o hey o hey

Ni-ga-da i-d(a)-tv-da-s-da (Listen everyone)
Otsi-lv-quo-di ho-wa (We honor him…we do)

Tsa-la-gi Chi-ka-ma-ga (He was) Chickamauga Cherokee)
O-tsi-lv quo-di ho-wa (We honor him…we do)

Ya ya o hey ya o hey ya o hey o hey
Ya ya o hey ya ya ya o hey o hey
Ya ya o hey o hey o hey