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Autumn Leaves

volume 4 number 1

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My Granddaughter Sings

by Johnny Rustywire

NNAAYY————
NAHHHHH————AAYY

No, try again, NNAAYY————
NNAAYY—————

Yes, that's right.
NNAAYY—————

Now, try, NNAAYY————, NNAY E-YAY-EEE--
NNAAYY————NNAY E-YAY-EEEEEEE—

Together now, NNAYY————NNAY E-YAY-EEE O-Oh-E-O
NNAYY————NNAY E-YAY-EEE O-r-o-o

no, it sounds like oreo but it is O-Oh-E-O
O-Oh-E-O

Ok, Shi-Awhee' (My baby grandaughter) let's sing it.

NNAY————, NNAY—————
NNAY EE-YAY=EE
O-Oh-EE-OO
EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh——Oh
EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh——Oh

NNAY————, NNAY—————
NNAY EE-YAY=EE
O-Oh-EE-OO
EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh——Oh
EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh——Oh

NNAY————, NNAY—————
NNAY EE-YAY=EE
O-Oh-EE-OO
EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh——Oh
EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh——Oh

NNAY————, NNAY—————
NNAY EE-YAY=EE
O-Oh-EE-OO
EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh——Oh
EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh——Oh

I pick up her baby rattle and shake it fast
as if standing in one place and running,
1,2, 1,2, the words follow the beat.
Yes, this is the Navajo butterfly song...
she looks at me and stands there shaking her rattle
and finds the words and dances away from me.
Her mother looks at her and her father knows the words
and sings with her. Little feet and old songs
fill the place and I laugh to see her dance away.....

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