WILLOW MAN IS HIS NAME
AN’ HIS ARROW HE LIKES TO AIM.
HE’S AS STRONG AS A BEAR
AN’ HE HUNTS WITH A SPEAR.
WILLOW MAN IS FAST AN’ BRAVE
AN’ HE LIVED IN A BEAR CAVE.
WILLOW MAN WAS KIND AN’ WISE
AN’ STRONGER THAN ALL THE GUYS.
THERE WAS JEALOUSY IN HIS CLAN
THEY WANTED TO KILL WILLOW MAN.
WILLOW MAN CARRIED A MOOSE JAW
AND HE MADE HIS OWN LAW.
HIS TRIBE WAS READY TO AMBUSH
SO WILLOW MAN ESCAPED IN THE BUSH.
WITH HIS SNOWSHOES HE TRAVELLED FAR
‘CAUSE HIS TRIBE DECLARED WAR.
WILLOW MAN WAS TRAINED FOR SPEED
BUT THE ARROWS MADE HIM BLEED.
WILLOW MAN JUMPED OFF THE BLUFF
AN’ TODAY YOU CAN SEE THE RED STUFF.
WILLOW MAN TOOK THE BRIBE
HE WAS KILLED BY HIS OWN TRIBE.
YOU CAN SEE WILLOW MAN’S GRAVE
NEXT TO THE BEAR CAVE.
THE WAR HAPPENED IN DAGOO TERRITORY
MYRA KAY FROM OLD CROW TOLD THIS STORY.