Didee & Didoo – Poem “Sarah Abel”

Sarah Abel


HER NAME IS SARAH ABEL

AN’ SHE PRAYED AT THE COMMUNION TABLE.

SHE WAS AN OLD CROW RESIDENT

AND SHE WAS THE W.A. PRESIDENT

SARAH WAS ALWAYS KIND BUT SHE SPOKE 

HER MIND. HER FAITH WAS STRONG

THAT ’S WHY SHE  LIVED LONG.

SHE WORKED FOR OUR TRIBAL

AN’ SHE LIVED BY THE BIBLE.

SARAH HAD STRONG BELIEF

AND SHE WORKED WITH OUR CHIEF.

SHE NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL

BUT SHE KNEW THE GOLDEN RULE.

SHE NEVER READ OR WRITE

BUT SHE DID WHAT WAS RIGHT.

SARAH WAS OUR COMMUNITY LEADER

AND SHE HELPED OUR LAY READER.

SHE LIKES TO EAT CARIBOU CALF

AND SHE ALWAYS MAKES US LAUGH.

SARAH ABEL WAS ALWAYS SO NICE

AND SHE SHARED HER ADVICE.

IT WAS THE END OF AN ERA

WHEN WE LOST SARAH.

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