Oh, please.
Okay, so I mentioned in an earlier post that author Cassie Edwards based one of her novels, Savage Longings, on her alleged great-grandmother who was supposed to be a 'Cheyenne Princess' named Snow Deer. Snow Deer fell in love with a white man, allegedly Edwards' great-grandfather Charles Cline, married him, and lived happily ever after. Well, maybe in the story but probably not in real life.
Well, guess what? There's an old song called Snow Deer, and guess what it's about? An Indian Maiden and her Cowboy Lover! There are different versions of Snow Deer/Snowdeer floating around, but here is one version taken from The Mudcat Cafe.
SNOW DEER
Words, Jack Mahoney. Music, Percy Wenrich.
New York: Wenrich-Howard Co., 1913.
Sweet Snow Deer mine, moon's a-shine through the pine.
While Mohawks sleep, let us creep through the vale.
Your cowboy lover your heart will cover.
Don't hesitate. It is late. Ponies wait
For you and me by the tree in the dale.
Hear tom-toms beating. Let's hit the trail.
CHORUS: My pretty Snow Deer, say you will go, dear.
From your side I'll never part.
Every trail leads to your heart.
It's time to marry, no time to tarry.
Let me carry you from here, my sweet Snow Deer.
The red men come, bullets hum! There�ll be some
Left on the trail. I can't fail. Cling to me.
We'll crown the story with love and glory.
Now after all, must I fall? Hear my call
And fly away while we may. Can�t you see
Those ranch lights gleaming? Safe there we'll be.
Now I actually wish I owned a copy of Savage Longings so I could check if phrases like "every trail leads to your heart" appear in it.
Elle
Okay, so I mentioned in an earlier post that author Cassie Edwards based one of her novels, Savage Longings, on her alleged great-grandmother who was supposed to be a 'Cheyenne Princess' named Snow Deer. Snow Deer fell in love with a white man, allegedly Edwards' great-grandfather Charles Cline, married him, and lived happily ever after. Well, maybe in the story but probably not in real life.
Well, guess what? There's an old song called Snow Deer, and guess what it's about? An Indian Maiden and her Cowboy Lover! There are different versions of Snow Deer/Snowdeer floating around, but here is one version taken from The Mudcat Cafe.
SNOW DEER
Words, Jack Mahoney. Music, Percy Wenrich.
New York: Wenrich-Howard Co., 1913.
Sweet Snow Deer mine, moon's a-shine through the pine.
While Mohawks sleep, let us creep through the vale.
Your cowboy lover your heart will cover.
Don't hesitate. It is late. Ponies wait
For you and me by the tree in the dale.
Hear tom-toms beating. Let's hit the trail.
CHORUS: My pretty Snow Deer, say you will go, dear.
From your side I'll never part.
Every trail leads to your heart.
It's time to marry, no time to tarry.
Let me carry you from here, my sweet Snow Deer.
The red men come, bullets hum! There�ll be some
Left on the trail. I can't fail. Cling to me.
We'll crown the story with love and glory.
Now after all, must I fall? Hear my call
And fly away while we may. Can�t you see
Those ranch lights gleaming? Safe there we'll be.
Now I actually wish I owned a copy of Savage Longings so I could check if phrases like "every trail leads to your heart" appear in it.
Elle
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