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23. "WEENGK"
Weengk, he's lit'l fella' make you sleep it,
You can't seem 'im, you eye too big.
He's hidin' eva' wha' an he's keep it
Dance all a time, what you call it,-jig.
He's carry lit'l war-club, hit 'em sleepy come,
Eva'body, anywha', make 'em sleepy come,
You can't staed wake'em, go jus' like dead,
An' Weengk fin' 'notha' fella', hit him some.
He's you fren', that Weengk, 'at's a fac',
Eva'body got to sleep it, now an' then'
But mebbe so, he's jump it on you back,
When you hunt it, an' jus' got to shoot 'gen.
It's bad lucks that one, deer run 'way,
Cause can't shoot it good if make feel lazy,
But that fella, he's come, jus' any time a day,
An' you sure want sleep it like you crazy.
You can't seem 'im, you eye too big.
He's hidin' eva' wha' an he's keep it
Dance all a time, what you call it,-jig.
He's carry lit'l war-club, hit 'em sleepy come,
Eva'body, anywha', make 'em sleepy come,
You can't staed wake'em, go jus' like dead,
An' Weengk fin' 'notha' fella', hit him some.
He's you fren', that Weengk, 'at's a fac',
Eva'body got to sleep it, now an' then'
But mebbe so, he's jump it on you back,
When you hunt it, an' jus' got to shoot 'gen.
It's bad lucks that one, deer run 'way,
Cause can't shoot it good if make feel lazy,
But that fella, he's come, jus' any time a day,
An' you sure want sleep it like you crazy.
NOTE: "Weengk" is the Odjibwa Spirit of Sleep.
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