Lyr Req: Cherokee Boogie

Subject: Cherokee Boogie
From: GUEST,lardingo
Date: 21 Sep 02 - 02:52 PM

I would be much obliged if someone would post the lryics to "Cherokee Boogie," by Johnny Horton.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cherokee Boogie
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Sep 02 - 03:14 PM

Cherokee Boogie, by Moon Mullican and William Redbird, is on Cowpie. Search
Enter title in Search Box. A different song??

Subject: Lyr Add: CHEROKEE BOOGIE (Mullican, Redbird)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 23 Sep 02 - 03:13 PM

Copied from here. Since the source is a music publisher, I think the lyrics must be the original copyrighted version.

CHEROKEE BOOGIE (EH-OH-ALEENA)
(Moon Mullican & Chief William Redbird, 1951)

Oh, Cherokee chief as he dances along,
He sings an Indian boogie to a white man's song.

CHORUS: Sayin', "Eh-oh-aleena," sayin', "eh-oh-aleena,"
Sayin', "Eh-oh-aleena, oh-oh na-wich-ee-na-eh".

Well, he dances over here and he dances over there,
And he's dancin' with a squaw called Standin' Bear. CHORUS

Well, he dances in a trot and he dances in a walk,
But he keeps on shakin' his old tomahawk. CHORUS

Now, he sings a little soft and he sings a little loud,
And his tom-tom beats, "Oh, Chief Blue Cloud." CHORUS

He's a Cherokee chief, as you all might know,
When he sings his boogie, sayin', "Na-wan-yo." CHORUS

[Recorded by Moon Mullican, Hank Williams, Johnny Horton, Asleep at the Wheel, BR5-49, and others.]

Variants found at other sites:

Well, he dances over here and he dances over there
And he keeps on a dancin' everywhere

Well, he dances on the hill and he dances on the rock
But he keeps on shaking that tomohawk

Well, he sings to the hills and he sings to the clouds
And he keeps on singin' so big and proud

Now, he sings a little soft and he sings a little loud
And his tom-tom beating so big and proud