164 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [RULL. 80 
of them. A song with similar words was recorded by Scattered 
Corn, who said that like No. 94 it was a personal victory song of 
her nephew. The incident which she related in connection with 
the song was as follows: Some Sioux warriors, pursued by the Man- 
dan, covered themselves with buffalo robes and walked single file, 
pretending to be buffalos. When out of sight they threw away the 
buffalo robes. The Mandan found the robes and saw the trick of 
the Sioux. Renewing the chase, they overtook the Sioux and killed 
them all. Foolish Soldier was probably a member of this war 
party. 
No. 95. “ Disguised as a Buffalo” (Catalogue No. 847) 
Recorded by BEAR-ON-THE-FLAT, 
VOICE J = 66 
Drum not recorded ean 
hi-ka-nas ni-o -dos 
WORDS (MANDAN) 
aye tu are ea ee O Yankton Sioux 
Wik 4 Se ae 2 ee eee I 
mu’ mal. KoS22= =e ae. Sh am a man 
OCGESO Ss = Fe Cah a Seca aS you said 
TOS ii 0.8 2: ep sn oe ht i eo Seer a man 
AI Se AES hee SA ee -why 
wedo"kihed@'sSal3 vis. says. ee are you disguised as a buffalo? 
hi’ Ieangig te Bae heen Sewell you discredit 
iG Og =e es TS ea yourselves 
Analysis—It is interesting to note that more than one-third of 
the progressions in this song are fourths, as this interval was promi- 
nent in Chippewa songs and Sioux songs concerning the buffalo 
(see Bull. 53, Bur. Amer. Ethn., p. 99, and Bull. 61, Bur. Amer. 
Ethn., p. 286). The ascending trend at the opening of the song is 
