The Algonquin of lacrosse
no time out / no win or loss
The Algonquin of lacrosse
no tie break / no head-tail toss
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We the People / We the People / We the People
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The Black Robes of Pentecost
the ancestral holocaust
The Black Robes of Pentecost
the evergreen permafrost
We the People / We the People / We the People
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In the subarctic clime of the blue maritime
In wigwams by the shore birch bark canoe and oar
In the evergreen wood buck deer black bear and moose
In the boreal dark fox owl grey wolf and goose
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We the People / We the People / We the People
The Algonquin of lacrosse
no time-out/no win or loss
The Algonquin of lacrosse
no tie-break/no coin or toss
We the People/We the People/We the People
The Algonquin of lacrosse
no game-clock/no straw or boss
The Algonquin of lacrosse
no play-off/no trial or cross
We the People/We the People/We the People
In the subarctic clime of the blue maritime
first nations by the shore birch bark canoe and oar
In the boreal spruce porcupine quill and moose
grey wolves and caribou Gitche the Manitou
The Algonquin of lacrosse
no time-out/no win or loss
The Algonquin of lacrosse
no tie-break/no coin or toss
We the People/We the People/We the People
The Algonquin of lacrosse
no game-clock/no straw or boss
The Algonquin of lacrosse
no play-off/no trial or cross
We the People/We the People/We the People
In the game wild plum stones bowls of dice grumbles groans
hair feathers birds of prey bat wings twisted the fray
In the dance ginseng scent warriors paint with intent
willow saplings the goals lacrosse the sport of souls
The Algonquin of lacrosse
The Algonquin of lacrosse
We the People/We the People/We the People
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