Mayohuacan
A Mayohuacan was a wooden drum played by the indigenous Taíno people of the Caribbean. The instrument was played for songs that were performed during sacred ceremonies and used weddings. The drum was made of a thin wood and was shaped like an elongated gourd that measured up to one metre long and half a metre wide. According to early accounts of the Taíno The sound produced by the mayohuacan could be heard as far as a "league and a half away" (a league being a distance between 5.3 to 7.9 miles, or 7965 to 11268 metres). These were played by leaders of the tribe as accompaniment to songs which were used to pass on customs and laws to younger generations.
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Mahogany
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Mahogany
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Mahogany
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Mahogany
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Mahogany
Mahogany
Do you know where you're going to
Do you like the things
that life is showing you
Where are you going to
Do you know
Do you get
What you're hoping for
When you look behind you
There's no open door
What are you hoping for
Do you know
Once we were standing still in time
Chasing the fantasies
That filled our minds
You knew I loved you
But my spirit was free
Laughin' at the questions
That you once asked of me
Do you know where you're going to
Do you like the things
that life is showing you
Where are you going to
Do you know
Do you get
What you're hoping for
When you look behind you
There's no open door
What are you hoping for
Do you know
Now looking back
at all we've planned
We let so many dreams
Just slip through our hands
Why must we wait so long
Before we'll see
How sad the answers
