The Land Of The Muskeg And The Shining Birch Tree

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Oh ye girls in the city, ye girls in the town!
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It's been a long time, a very long time
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For a fella who's after bein' out on his own-
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Out on his own-
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Where the whisky jack's a-whistling cheerful and free
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In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
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shining birch tree.

[Verse 2]

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Now it's all very well in the full of the day
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When there's no time, not very much time
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For a man to keep thinking of the things that don't pay-
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The things that don't pay-
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Where the rapids are rushing so grand and so free
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In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
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shining birch tree.


[Verse 3]

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But in the quiet of the evening when the camp settles down
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And the night is cold, so very cold
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And old rory bory starts shifting around-
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Shifting around-
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He'll think of the warm lips and the laughter so free
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In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
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shining birch tree.

[Verse 4]

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Come the in-between seasons of the freeze-up or the thaw,
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And it's let's go - hey, look out let's go,
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For we're off for some fun with the girls of the town-
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The girls in the town.
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He's a popular guy when his money flows free
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In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
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shining birch tree.

[Verse 5]

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And when the huskies are a-howling in the cold winter's dawn,
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Then he'll recall, oh how he'll recall
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That he spent all his money with the girls in the town-
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The girls in the town.
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So boys save your money or you'll all be like me
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In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
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shining birch tree.