Johny Preston /Running Bear

 

Johny Preston(1959)

J. P. Richardson이 작곡하여 그의 친구인 Johnny Preston이 1959년에 발표하여 1960년 1월

챠트 1위에 올랐던 곡으로 1969년 Sonny James가 재취입하여 챠트 1위에 재등극한 곡.

 원수지간인 두 인디언족의 총각 Running Bear와 처녀 White Dove가 넓고 물살이 급한 강을 사이에 두고

사랑을 애태우던 끝에 결국 급류속으로 뛰어들어 손 잡은채 익사해 저 세상에서는 누구도 그들을

떼어놓지 못할 사랑을 나눌것이라는 슬프고도 아름다운 인디언 버젼의 로미오와 줄리엣 이야기임.


Running Bear (50년 후의 Johnny Preston)

Sonny James 버젼

 

On the bank of the river stood Running Bear, young Indian brave
On the other side of the river stood his lovely Indian maid
Little White Dove was her name, such a lovely sight to see
But their tribes fought with each other, so their love could never be

CHORUS:
Running Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love big as the sky
Running Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love that couldn't die

He couldn't swim the raging river 'cause the river was too wide
He couldn't reach the Little White Dove waiting on the other side
In the moonlight he could see her throwing kisses 'cross the waves
Her little heart was beating faster waiting for her Indian brave

CHORUS

Running Bear dove in the water, Little White Dove did the same
And they swam out to each other
through the swirling stream they came
As their hands touched and their lips met,
the raging river pulled them down
Now they'll always be together in their happy hunting ground