“Yon-doo-shah-we-ah!” by Hen-toh
’At’s how they sed it,
Wyandot, nub-bins;
It’s little’ fellas,
Corn, his ears.
Ol' times, ol’ womans
Braid ’em long string corns,
White an’ red an’ blue,
Hang it high in lodge
Fo’ winta’ times.
“Yon-doo-shah-we-ah”,
Don’ braid, don’ hang high;
Jus’ throw it one side
An’ braid ’em nice corns,
To hang it high.
But when he’s done braid
All them fine big ear,
He’s take it nub-bins,
He’s shell ’em, an’ made
Oh, good hominy!
*“Yon-doo-shah-we-ah,” Wyandot word meaning nubbins. Pronounce each syllable just as it is spelled; or rather just as each would be pronounced in English, with a slight accent on “doo" and a more marked accent on “we."—Hen-toh