Mystic Fire

DESCRIPTION: "Ghost-dance 'round the mystic ring, Faces in the starlight glow, Maids of Wohelo. Praises to Wokanda sing, While with music soft and low, Rubbing sticks grind slow." The singers ask for guidance as they sit by "The flame of Wohelo."
AUTHOR: Words: Margaret Bradshaw / Music: credited to "South California Indians"
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (sheet music)
KEYWORDS: religious Indians(Am.) fire campsong
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 337, "Mystic Fire" (notes only)
File: ACSF337M

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