This song is available on Katherine Dine's Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta Holidays:
Songs and StoriesThat Celebrate Global Light
"Our long ago ancestors survived by watching the sun, moon and stars."
A long time ago - A long long time ago,
There was no heat but the heat from the sun,
A long time ago.
People shivered in the night,
And couldn’t wait for morning light,
A long long long time ago.
A long time ago - A long long time ago,
There was no light but the light in the sky,
A long time ago.
People didn't have a clue,
What was where or who was who,
A long long long time ago.
Way back then before our time,
And our great great great greats-- far behind…
People depended on the sun and stars,
To guide them through the cold and dark,
A long long long time ago.
A long time ago - A long long time ago,
There was no food but the food in the ground,
A long time ago.
People planted seeds and roots,
With the seasons, sun and moon,
A long long long time ago!
Way back then before our time
And our great great great greats-- far behind…
People depended on the sun and stars
To guide them through the cold and dark,
A long long long time ago.
A long time ago. A long long time ago.
A long long long time ago.
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