Henri Leblanc

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Well, I go by the name of Henri LeBlanc
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And trapping is my trade.
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Now, my daddy was French and my momma was a squaw;
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I was born in the hem-lock shade.

[Chorus]

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Forty-four years in the northern woods
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From Quebec to Hudson’s Bay,
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Forty-four years in the northern woods
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Where the bear and the bea-ver stay.

Transition
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[Verse 2]

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Well, it ain’t very warm in November’s storms;
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Still, it’s off to the traps I’ll go
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And the whistle of the jay in the trees on the way
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Breaks the hush of the fall-ing snow.

[Chorus]

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From my piney log shack with my traps on my back
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To the hills of evergreen,
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The music that I know is the north wind’s blow
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And the cry of the wolve-rine.

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[Verse 3]

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When it’s early in the spring and the high geese sing
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Heading up to the northern Grounds,
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When it’s early in the spring and the river breaks up
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With a moaning, groan-ing sound

[Chorus]

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Then it’s off on the road with my furs in a load
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For the ladies around the town.
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Well, they’ll look very nice for a very fine price
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And be warm when the wind blows down.


[Bridge]

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And my life goes along like a song and a river
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Flowing down along the way.
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Through the months and the years and the smiles and the tears
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I find a friend in every day.


[Verse 4] (In French)
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Je suis connu par le nom LeBlanc
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Et je suis un trappeur.
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Fils de francais, ma mère était indienne,
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Je suis né sous les épinettes.

[Chorus]

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Quarante-quatre ans dans les bois du nord
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De Québec jusqu’à bay d’Hudson,
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Quarante-quatre ans dans les bois du nord
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Où se trouve le grand élan.


[Chorus] (Back in English)
C                       Am
Forty-four years in the northern woods
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From Quebec to Hudson’s Bay,
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Forty-four years in the northern woods
          Em               D   Em
Where the bear and the bea-ver stay.