SONG OF THE DAH-KO-TAHS Wah-pa-sha! good and great brave, You
rode into battle, made enemies slaves; Your war-chief was strong
in spirit and frame, And many the scalps he hung on his chain.
Your "Red Cap" was known in the East and the West; You honored
the English, and hoped to be blessed; You clothed your red
children in scarlet and blue; You ever were kind, devoted and
true. The skins of your Te-pee were brought from the plains;
Your moccasins dressed with Chippewa* brains, Your war-whoop
saluted by British real** shot, Gave peacefullest token they
harmed you not. Then rest thee, brave chieftain, our night has
come on, The light has departed from all thou hadst won; Thy
people lie scattered on hillside and plain; Thy corn-fields, thy
prairie, we cannot regain. * The brains of animals are used in
dressing deer skins. ** A stipulation at Mackinaw required a
salute to Wah-pa-sha of solid shot when he visited that fort.