- Running Bear
- by J.P. Richardson
Thanks to Sue Wichers, Mary Reicks, Jocelyne Pasman,
Jeannie Craddoc and Jand for helping to piece together this song!
- On the banks of the river, stood Running Bear, young
Indian brave.
- On the other side of the river stood a lovely Indian
maid.
- Little White Dove was her name, such a lovely sight to
see.
- But their tribes fought with each other, so their love
could never be.
Chorus:
- Oh, Running Bear loves Little White Dove with a love
big as the sky.
- Oh, Running Bear loves Little White Dove with a love
that'll never die.
- They couldn't swim the raging river, because the river
was too wide.
- He couldn't reach his Little White Dove waiting on the
other side.
- In the moonlight he could see her blowing kisses cross
the waves.
- Her little heart was beating faster waiting for her brave.
Running Bear dived in the water, Little White Dove did the
same.
- As they swam towards each other through the swirling
waves they came.
- As their hands touched and their lips met, the raging
river pulled them down.
- Now they'll always be together in that happy hunting
ground.
Actions:
- Oh: hands in 'O' over head
- Running: hands pound on knees
- Bear: make bear claws with hands
- Loves: hug yourself
- Little White Dove: make bird with hands
- Big as the sky: raise arms overhead and open in arc
to sides
- Never dies: shake head and finger
- River: water motions with hands
- Indian Brave: 2 fingers as feathers behind head
- Lovely Maid: hand sliding down hair
- Sight to see: point to eyes
- Tribes fought together: hit hands together alternating
- Never be: head and finger shaking no
- Dove into the water: hands together like diving motion
- Swam: swimming motion
- Eyes met: point to eyes
- Lips touched: fingers to lips
- Swirling water pulled them down: make circles like
whirlpool with finger
- Always be together: hug yourself
- Happy hunting ground: raise arms over head and open
in arc to sides