In the mountains, within her valley's
Where the rivers meet her streams
Stands the shadow of one boy
One Sioux boy about to full fill dreams
Little Feather they do call him
He has always been quite small
But a warrior he intends today
He can hear the rapids call
Of willow branches and stretched hide
Leather strips chewed and sewn
With red berries and forest herbs
He blesses canoe, his very own
He chants unto the Gods
Of the sun and of the sky
To help him through his ordeal
To watch over, to survive
Fear is not within his eyes
Although it creeps within inside
For a brave he must be true
His blood is pure and too a Sioux
The birds they flock from the trees
As canoe is pushed to stream
The rapids cry in anger now
He knows too it's not a dream
The other braves they look on
As little feather becomes a man
They too chant and they dance
And they sing right where they stand
Now approaching the raging waters
Little Feather's canoe is well subdued
To keep straight up and to stay straight forward
Takes all the strength that he can use
Suddenly where the rapids fall
Where the waters dropp many feet
A rock submerged hits canoe
As all look on and all they see
The canoe is tossed high in the air
The angry waters have him now
Without canoe Little Feather falls
The tribe is silent, quiet now
The mother of Little Feather runs
She searches up and down the banks
All that's seen is overturned canoe
They can only guess he sank
Several braves step into the water
They search with all their eyes
For even a ripple but seen not
Was any signs of any life
The chief he too walks in the water
By a strap and his right hand
Where canoe quietly it floats
Drags it back once more to land
He calls the braves and they gather
To overturn they must do
And there inside and still alive
Little Feather underneath canoe
The chief, he bends down
He pats him on his head
And as he does to Little Feather
To him these words are said
'You are lucky
But a Brave today
Only a horse that is crazy
Would be a brave this way
So Little Feather
I take name from you
You now a Brave
But, Crazy Horse too.
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