The Singing Scoutmaster: Running Bear



Running Bear
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Category: Calm
Link: Performance Example

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(Intro:) Humba humba, Humba humba, Humba humba,Humba  
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On the bank of the river  
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Stood Running Bear young Indian brave  
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On the other side of the river stood his lovely Indian maid  
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Little White Dove was-a her name  
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Such a lovely sight to see  
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But their tribes fought with each other  
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So their love could never be  
   
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Running Bear loved Little White Dove  
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With a love big as the sky  
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Running Bear loved Little White Dove  
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With a love that couldn't die  
   
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He couldn't swim the raging river cause the river was too wide  
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He couldn't reach Little White Dove waiting on the other side  
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In the moonlight he could see her  
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Throwing kisses 'cross the waves  
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Her little heart was beating faster waiting there for her brave  
   
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Running Bear loved Little White Dove  
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With a love big as the sky  
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Running Bear loved Little White Dove  
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With a love that couldn't die  
   
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Running Bear dove in the water little White Dove did the same  
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And they swam out to each other  
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Through the swirling stream they came  
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As their hands touched and their lips met  
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The raging river pulled them down  
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Now they'll always be together in that happy hunting ground  
   
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Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love big as the sky  
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Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love that couldn't die  
   
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Humba humba, Humba humba, Humba humba,Humba (Stop)  
   

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