Kaw-liga was a wooden Indian standing by the door.
He fell in love with an Indian maiden over in the antique store. 
Kaw-liga just stood there and never let it show, 
So she could never answer "yes" or "no." 

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Poor ol' Kaw-liga, he never got a kiss.
Poor ol' Kaw-liga, he don't know what he missed. 
Is it any wonder that his face is red? 
Kaw-liga, that poor ol' wooden head. 

He always wore his Sunday feathers and held a tomahawk. 
The maiden wore her beads and braids and hoped some day he'd talk.
Kaw-liga, too stubborn to ever show a sign, 
Because his heart was made of knotty pine. 

Kaw-liga was a lonely Indian, never went nowhere. 
His heart was set on the Indian maid with the coal black hair.
Kaw-liga just stood there and never let it show, 
So she could never answer "yes" or "no." 

And then one day a wealthy customer bought the Indian maid, 
And took her, oh, so far away, but ol' Kaw-liga stayed. 
Kaw-liga just stands there as lonely as can be, 
And wishes he was still an old pine tree.