HER SHADOW (Ojibwa)

Out on the lake my canoe is gliding,

Paddle dipping soft lest she should take alarm;

Ah, hey-ah hey-ah ho, hey-ah hey-ah ho, thus I go!

Somewhere along shore she is hiding,

She is shy to yield to love’s alluring charm;

Ah, hey-ah hey-ah ho, hey-ah hey-ah, love will win, I know.

There is a shadow swiftly stealing!