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"An Indian Prayer"

Margaret Hope 1961 (Nebraska)

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Rain on my kand Lord, yes rain on my land Lord. Don't rain on me no don't rain on me, rain on my kand Lord.
Rain on my fields Lord, rain on my land Lord. Don't rain on me. Don't rain on me, yes rain on my land Lord.
Don't rain on me, Lord. Don't rain, don't rain on me, Lord.

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The Indians would do a rain dance and pray for the rain to come down on both their fields and lands.

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Submitted by margarethope5 on June 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AAA
Characters 274
Words 61
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
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