“Land of the Silver Birch”

Description

A pseudo-Indian ode to northern lands: "Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver, Where still the mighty moose wanders at will, Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more." The singer ends by promising to build a wigwam in the north

Supplemental text

Land of the Silver Birch
  Partial text(s)

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From Edith Fulton Fowke, editor, and Richard Johnston, music editor,
Folk Songs of Canada (first edition), pp. 1790-191. From Merrick
Jarrett of Toronto.

Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver,
Where still the mighty moose wanders at will,
  Blue lake and rocky shore,
  I will return once more.

REFRAIN:
  Boom de de boom boom,
  Boom de de boom boom,
  Boom de de boom boom,
  Boo-oo-oom.

(2 additional stanzas)

Notes

For some reason, we learned this in elementary school in Minnesota, some time around 1970. I can't imagine why. - RBW

References

1. Fowke/Johnston, pp. 190-191, "Land of the Silver Birch" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. ST FJ190 (Partial)
3. Roud #4550
4. BI, FJ190