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In the Wehichit Tribe of Central California, the women would sing this work song while grinding the acorn meal.
Lyrics
(Wehichit folk song – Native American)
Hay way nah wo lay yah chorn
hey pah rah no way man yen
See also
- Country / Culture: US / Native American
- Subject: work
- Melody: D,E,G,A
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm: anacrusis
- Scale: tetratonic
- Tones: s,l,dr
- Source: Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to sing, read, and play, Eleanor G. Locke, 1981
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
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