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in Nassau County
on Long Island
This statue honors
the Mohawk man
who also introduced
a popular dance to
the white folks
there:
3 steps forward
2 steps up
3 steps backward
2 steps up
and then
fall down
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"Murfy Pequa" is a name that sounds like the Nassau town
ReplyDeleteof Massapequa.
Close but no cigar:
Delete"Massapequa" got its name from Murfy's chieftain brother:
Masta Pequa
-Oliverio