Bright before it beat the water,
Beat the clear and sunny water,
Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.


The Song of Hiawatha (1855) 'Hiawatha's Childhood'


Bright before it beat the water, Beat the clear and sunny water, Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.

Bright before it beat the water, Beat the clear and sunny water, Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.

Bright before it beat the water, Beat the clear and sunny water, Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.

Bright before it beat the water, Beat the clear and sunny water, Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.