Red Wing Cifras

As recorded by Thurl Ravenscroft and the Mellomen
 
[Verse 1]
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There once was an Indian maid, 
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A shy little prairie maid, 
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Who sang away, a love song gay, 
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As on the plain she'd while away the day; 
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She loved a warrior bold, 
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This shy little maid of old, 
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But brave and gay, he rode one day 
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To battle far away. 
 
[Chorus]
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Now, the moon shines tonight on pretty Red Wing 
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The breeze is sighing, the night bird's crying, 
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For afar 'neath his star her brave is sleeping, 
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While Red Wing's weeping her heart away. 
 
[Verse 2]
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She watched for him day and night, 
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She kept all the campfires bright, 
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And under the sky, each night she would lie, 
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And dream about his coming by and by; 
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But when all the braves returned, 
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The heart of Red Wing yearned, 
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For far, far away, her warrior gay, 
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Fell bravely in the fray
 
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Now, the moon shines tonight on pretty Red Wing 
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The breeze is sighing, the night bird's crying, 
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For afar 'neath his star her brave is sleeping, 
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While Red Wing's weeping her heart away. 
 
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Now, the moon shines tonight on pretty Red Wing 
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The breeze is sighing, the night bird's crying, 
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For afar 'neath his star her brave is sleeping, 
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While Red Wing's weeping her heart away. 
 
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Poor Little Red Wing's weeping her heart away.
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