Old Man Napi

Old Man Napi by Rob Quist
 Old Napi’s father was the sun, his mother the moon,
He began in the south, and all too soon
He was making the prairie, making the mountains
Making the forests, making the world
And as he did all this, he journeyed forth,
He brought water from the springs as he traveled North
The lakes and the waterfalls, rocks and rills
The grass on the Sweetgrass Hills
(Chorus)
 Old Man Napi… (1)All the birds, rivers and trees
                                  (2) More buffalo than you can see
                                   (3) All the people of the world you’ll see
 Old Man Napi … (1) For the bears he made the honey bees
                             (2) A horse gentle as he can be
                             (3) Try to live in harmony
Take another look around, at every living thing that can be found
The Great Maker gave it all to you and me, with Old Man Napi
        (3) It’s yours and it’s wild and free, how much better could this all be, because
 of…Old Man Napi, Old Man Napi
(End of Chorus)
When he saw all the animals running wild
He decided he’d create a woman and a child
Told ‘em what to do when they had no meat
There were fish in the river for everyone to eat
They learned about fire, they learned how to live
On the roots and the berries that the earth would give
Learned how to grow, and have a good life
With a bow, an arrow and a knife
(Chorus/lead)
He said “go away by yourself to a mountain or a stream
Wait for a vision or maybe a dream
If your will is strong, your heart is true
Your spirit power will come to you
And one day men will come from the East
Changing your world, disturbing the peace
You may not want to live the way they do
But be strong, happy and true “
(Chorus)