p. 78
Alternate Title: 
Indanee
First Line: 
As long as the sun shall glow, as... the wind shall blow

About the Song

Print source: 
Sing Out 46:4

"As long as the grass shall grow and rivers flow" and similar language was used in Indian treaties made by the U.S. Government. A song by Peter LaFarge attributes the language to a treaty with the Seneca Nation, signed by George Washington.