Buffalo Hunt, The

DESCRIPTION: "Now list tot he song of the buffalo hunt, Which I, Pierre the rhymester, chant of the brave. We are Bois-Brules, Freemen of the plains." The scouts find the "herd"; the "hunters" silently attack. There is meat forall
AUTHOR: Words: Agnes Laut (inspired perhaps by Pierre Falcon) / tune adapted from Jean Klinck's "Cecelia"
EARLIEST DATE: 1900 (Laut in "Lords of the North")
KEYWORDS: hunting animal Canada food
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
MacLeod-SongsOfOldManitoba, #3, pp. 16-22, "The Buffalo Hunt" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #25772
File: Macl03

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