(As
recorded by J.D. Prince, 1901)
I
sit down and beat the drum, and by the sound of
the drum, I call the animals from the mountains.
Even the great storms harken to the sound of my
drum.
I
sit down and beat the drum, and the storm and thunder
answer to the sound of my drum. The great whirl-wind
ceases its raging to listen to the sound of my drum.
I
sit down and beat the drum and the spirit-of-the-night
comes and listens to the sound of my drum. Even
the great wind-bird will cease moving his wings
to hearken to the sound of my drum.
I
sit down and beat the drum, and the spirit-under-the-water
comes to the surface and listens to the sounds of
my drum, and the wood-spirit will cease chopping
and hearken to the sound of my drum.
I
sit down and beat the drum and the great Abbodumken
will come out of the deep and hearken to the sound
of my drum. The lightening, thunder, storms,
gales, forest-spirit, whirlwind, water-spirit, and
the spirit-of-the-night-air are gathered together
and are listening to the sound of my drum
