Jim Pepper - Witchi Tia To

[npspec34]

4:04- 4:06 "Zappa"

And hopefully the Zappa Family Trust Nut Bags won't find any copyright infringements on the simple joy of expression and maybe go find a job .

We always have hope.

[lucianoibanez]

I learned this song and I sing in the sweat lodge. People like to much.

[cp30teeroos]

The beginning is a Peyote song that is chanted as the sacrament is taken:

'Peyote ohwenda yah nah wandaho ---

Eeyah nah ney'

[MrWtfrofl]

Fucking stupid

[pdxpaul1]

wonderfull song,by the great jim pepper

[cohojg58]

I'd like to know who the douchebag was that hit dislike. Idiot.

[DarksideOFcollages]

my favorite version Mr Jan garbarek did it. and it was the first time I heard. I only love Oregon version, A classic!

[crushable1]

First heard back in the 70's. It has never failed to raise my "spirits". I just love this.

[chessgai]

This is a beautiful recording. Thanks for posting it.

[LiquidGold2]

Superb!

[marioaranda711]

Grand father was right! Let the creators dream live and be passed on .......

[LiquidGold2]

'Makes me feel glad' :)

[ehswan]

Walking in beauty. Beauty in front of me, beauty behind me, beauty above me, beauty below me, beauty to the right of me, beauty to the left of me. BEAUTY ALL AROUND ME.

[superpheonixfire]

At 5:22, I was pretty convinced he was gonna say "oh shit!"

[888Sebi888]

@superpheonixfire hahaha i just listened to this part and i had to laugh so hard XD thanks for pointing that out :)

[45tam]

All time favorite, I had the 45 first then found an album & have been singing this song throughout my life, sometimes smiling as big as I could & sometimes crying my eyes out...but always thankful for having this song in my life!

[gnocchirotini]

I remember hearing this on my buddy's transistor, which he always used to carry around. I'll still start to sing the song and the other pretends to finish it; this is one that neither of us have forgotten. Amazing that this sound has stuck for so long in our minds. Still love it.

[ehswan]

Hey, youall, take PEYOTE

[shejo52]

old friends from the sixties chip baker love from sheila the group image east village days always sing this song as i live with the maya in mexico and it works it starts to rain

[hinigshendl02]

total cool

[purice06]

Unforgotten: Jim Pepper aka Flying Eagle aka Hung-a-Cheeda!

I love to see that his magic is still workin'.

[Alanbryce]

sebi, thank you for posting this.  I used to listen to this song and drums when I was in prison. The Lakota would sit and sing and this was one of my favorites...none of the extra jazz in it though!

[DaddyMedic]

I never knew Jim in life, I am, however, privileged and honored to know and be friends with his mother. From her I have learned much about Jim and his music, so its almost as if I knew him. She and her son's music also helped me to discover and embrace my own Native American heritage... A journey that is in it's infancy, but that I am enjoying wholeheartedly. Thank you for that, and your music Jim.

[h2oholic]

goose bumps

[gammahorton]

Such a beautiful song! I heard this on NPR close to 20 years ago and never forgot it. I've looked for the CD for a long time, and actually found the Harpers Bizarre version on a 45 single.  It makes my heart glad to hear the original again. Thank you!

[Dudedontbelikeluke]

Great!!!

[ton59joe]

To me, this was the "Holy Grail"of underground music,as it was called in the early seventies. NEVER did I think I would hear it again. WMMR 93.7 in Philly would play it in the early A.M. when I would be driving around all night,probably on a "high" level of mind" WOW.Still blows me away, and I'm your typical urban white guy. All in all, and I don't use this term loosely, the best song recorded. Thank you so much,888sebi888.

[hit004541]

Does somebody have the lyrics???

[888Sebi888]

I just find this here. but I couldnt find the begining :D

Witchi-Tie-To, Gimee Rah

whoa Rah Neeko, Whoa Rah Neeko

hey Ney, Hey Ney, No Way

witchi-Tie-To, Gimee Rah

whoa Rah Neeko, Whoa Rah Neeko

hey Ney, Hey Ney, No Way

[888Sebi888]

water Spirit Feelin'

springin' Round My Head

makes Me Feel Glad

that I'm Not Dead

witchi-Tie-Tie, Gimee Rah

whoa Rah Neeko, Whoa Rah Neeko

hey Ney, Hey Ney, No Way

witchi-Tie-Tie, Gimee Rah

whoa Rah Neeko, Whoa Rah Neeko

hey Ney, Hey Ney, No Way

[cyrensong]

I used to have this on 45 single when I was a little girl...My mother is 77 and she still sings this ^_^ thank you so much for posting!!!

[ejcviii]

At 46 years of age, I have heard and still listen to many different genres of music including folk, punk, rock, heavy metal, bluegrass, jazz, gospel and everything in between. I loved it the first time I heard it and it is definitely one of my favorite songs ever. I find the lyrics and the saxophone in this song to be so spiritual and uplifting that mere words cannot explain how I feel when I hear it.

[dirtysallysnowball]

Thanks for posting. I love this song.

Does anyone know what Witchi Tai To means?

Thank You.

[888Sebi888]

hmm, firstly it's a "holy" song from the Kaw-indians. It was sang in meetings, when the water was handed around to the others.

So the meaning could be:

"Water spirit feelin spinnin round my head

Makes me feel glad that Im not dead"

I hope I could help you =)

[quinnpeckpeck66]

@dirtysallysnowball

It means water spitrit feeling

[Aiden057]

I was remembering this song and worried it might be getting lost, but, it's not. Great posting, thank you. Jim Pepper!

[travwil2461951]

I lost this song for years after loving the chant. No one could seem to recall it excately as it wa. Then "Sleepers was playing and I immediately heard the background chant. Found the crdeits but could not find the song. My son was in college and had access to computers which I did not, to do his old man a favor it was a week later that I had six versions he found on the net. Thanks Jim and thanks to my son Brad.

[japlill]

I heard this song 40 years ago...and loved it instantly. I love chanting and if I have a bad day I play this on the way home. Thank you for posting this wonderful rendition.

[rufufus]

great recording!!

thanks for the upload!!

[888Sebi888]

np :) If you want more from him, I got the hole album.

[rufufus]

I had the lp at one time but was forced to sell a lot of my rarer items.

Any Pepper on youtube would be much appreciated!

[Nobravado]

Have not heard this in maybe 15 years, however, I could still sing along and feel as moved as I did the first time I heard it.

Not bad for a cold winters night in the UK!

Thanks

[ndnArt]

I remember this sound when I was a kid...We, and the rest of the kids that I grew up with in the urban environs, thought it may very well be Indian...We liked it because it sounded Indian...We were teenage Indians in an urban environment...

[CHAVEZBASN]

Thanks for posting. This is the version

that I'm most familiar with.

Sadly the last before his demise,

but as seen on the tube, this as well

as the other more recognized earlier

versions, the song is still very popular.

It reminds me of the beautiful

Indians in the Washington park district

of Regina Sask.