Jean-Baptiste Cadotte
Born beneath the fleur-de-lis
Quebec, 1723
Who traveled to Sault Ste. Marie
With Louis de Repentigny
Louis built a fort and then
Left for to fight the Englishmen
Guess who was left to trade and tend?
Ho,ho, oh Ho,ho, oh Ho,ho, oh
Who spoke like other men could not?
Jean-Baptiste Cadotte
Who married Athanasie?
Who spoke Ojibway fluently?
Who soon became himself a chief?
Who worked hard to preserve the peace?
When tempers raged across the land
And bloody violence was at hand
Who spoke so all could understand?
Ho, ho, oh Ho,ho, oh Ho, ho, oh
Who spoke like other men could not?
Jean-Baptiste Cadotte
Who joined Alexander Henry
With fur trading and mining?
Who stopped young Henry's being killed
By warriors wanting blood to spill?
When Madjeckewiss made demands
To hand over the Englishman
Who stood his ground and changed their plans?
Ho, ho, oh Ho, ho, oh Ho, ho, oh
Who spoke like other men could not?
Jean-Baptiste Cadotte
Who did the British count upon
To speak to the Sault Indians?
Who went there with the wampum belt
Who made peace without any help?
Who led eighty canoes from there
To Michilimackinaw, who dared
To speak when other men just stared?
Ho,ho, oh Ho,ho, oh Ho,ho, oh
Who spoke like other men could not?
Jean-Baptiste Cadotte
Who kept the peace when others fought?
Jean-Baptiste Cadotte
Who cooled things down when heads were hot?
Jean-Baptiste Cadotte