Oochigeas (Indian Song) Here's a story I've been told About a child of 12 yeard old Breathing life to young trees falling Before the barbed wire on the plain Before the white man ever came She must've saved 10 000 souls She was the keeper of the young The ones whose lives have just begun The ones to die their song unsung.
Oochigeas Oochigeas
The story tells of how she cried The day the wind blew high the fire Left her burned but still undompted Across the lake lived the magic team Who set a task for malicete To find the special girl he wanted When all the village girls had tried To win his heart to be his bride
Oochi would not be denied
Oochigeas Oochigeas
Here's a story I've been told About a child of 12 years old Breathing life to young trees falling
Not as simple as it seemed She had to see the one unseen She had to cast away the lies With courage Oochigeas tried Forgot the pain forgot the cries And thus she kept the dream alive