Raise It Up! Poem by Lynn Anne Brown

I hear the drum call
I hear her call my name
I hear the drum call
I hear him say

Will you dance for me?
Will you dance for me?
Will you dance for me?

And I say
And I say
And I say

You must raise the fire for me
You must raise the fire
You must raise it up for me
So I can reach a little higher

And you say
And you say
And you say

You must raise me up with you
You must take the fire
You must raise it up for me
So I can reach a little higher

And we say
And we say
And we say

I will raise up with you
We can take a little fire
You will raise it up with me
So we can reach a little higher

We will raise it up
We will raise it up
To our hearts desire
We will raise it up

We will sing old songs
We will raise it up

We will praise old gods
We will raise it up

We'll raise our horns
And we'll raise our cups
We'll raise our glasses
And our Mugs

To toast the ones
Who've walked
This path before

We will raise it up......