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[[preprinted]] 152 [[/preprinted]] √ (Indians do not know who their friends are) Nesh a naw bek chonk a kan ma see wah wan weh wee kau muk wah gin √ (They think the man that gives them whiskey is their friend} Whiskey man go wah gin o e eh o ne kon nan shit e ek √ But it is not so Cho so we e nome gis snone cho so we √ He is not their friend O to we kau muk se wah wan [[short line break]] [[margin]] (3 + 3) 6, 7 [[/margin]] √ Are the Indians to have a dance Nesh nau beck nah we neme a te^#ke √ When - to night O ^# taugh pe cha nah.-in 'gome ship kone^#ak √ Where will they dance Tah na pe che nah, kech eh neme et^#e wat √ Not at Topiniba's - at my house Cho in Topiniba's eh tatt - et i yan √ Who hunts Wah neche kow sett √ When did he kill the deer Tah peche kan sat suk sun √ Is he a good hunter? Ket weh oo so wak in' nah √ Not very good Cho so we seh, ap it cheh √ Will they have whiskey Whis kene nah o gi o nah wah √√ (Do they like white people to see them dance) Min wen dum wuk nah, cho mo ko man in, a wap a muk wat, en eme et e wat √ (Yes if they be quiet and don't laugh at them) Ko in uky, kesh pin seh to cum is wat epe pwa waw shin wah wat √ You lived at Kesk a keke Kesh a keke, ke tah √ Where do you live now Toh nah peche wene gome, ech it an √ (Are there many Indians going to live with you) We mah nake nah Nesh nau bek wach ah een √ What is Wezo doing now Wak in ee che wezo, mah ka(^2) tuk in gome √ Will he plant corn soon Ke a nup nah o gis san in daw min in √ Have you any potatoes to plant Pin e ack nah ke tis sak eh we sit wah √ (No I would plant some if I had them) Cho in, an^#ah wis sah in dah sak Kesh pin nawh gwah √ I will give you some Kum ee nin sah ah nit [[short line break]] [[margin]] (4 + 4) 8, 9 [[/margin]] √ (I heard that an Indian killed his brother at Bertrand's) In' ge no tah geh wes she meh(^2) et tah chik eh kene sit wat zosey in ak √ Did you hear of it Kene nuk keh ke no tah geh(^2) √ (It is bad for the Indians to drink so much whiskey) Ke chim e a net nesh nau bek em nuk queh wat whis key √ (Before they drank whiskey they were a strong people)(^2)eh bwan sheh(^2) me nuk queh(^2) watt Ke kit cha wis kis wuk nesh nau bek √ (If they keep on drinking they will soon all be dead) Kesh pin, pin eh mum in uk queh(^2) watt Ka gah chi ek kum boke √ (When they are drunk they lay out in the cold) Kow squi be eh wah gin skish noke Sah gich eh chik sin e^#a nuk √ They get sick and die Yak in oh gek e^#chis she en bo wat √ (It would be good if all the Indians were in a place where there was no whiskey) Tak it cho wah net, kesh pin, chi ak Nesh nau bek, in' go che yah wat Whis^#key ech a pwa teh nuk √ (Then there would be more and would soon be a great people again) ee cha shee, taw cheh ma neh(^2) watt epe cha she ke in up taw che ke bek ake yake che nesh nan- √ (Some white men get rich by cheating the Indians) A net cho mo ko man uk ke^#cheh, ta pin Weh(^2) os sheeke e we esh mahwat nesh nan bem [[line]]
