When the summer time has come To the people of the dawn We'll be fishing on the coasts Oh, like our ancestors have done When crawled out of the earth Our spirit was born We were purified and ready We were thankful evermore When the summer time has come To the people of the dawn We'll be dancing for our elders We'll be dancing for the young When the summer time has come To the people of the dawn For the gifts that we were given The shelter and the food Our families that surround us Oh, and the strength to keep us through All the times that we've been lonely When we took the wrong path The stars came out to guide us On our journeys on the land When the summer time has come To the people of the dawn We'll be dancing for our elders We'll be dancing for the young When the summer time has come To the people of the dawn All the men will be singing Singing songs from the heart And to honor all the women life givers When the summer time has come To the people of the dawn We'll be dancing for our elders We'll be dancing for the young When the summer time has come To the people of the dawn To the people of the dawn When the summer time has come To the people of the dawn