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Farewell to Quebec
03:13
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There's no harbour for regret
When my ship's sail is set
Though I fell the bitter wind
I do not foresake my friends
And the freedom that I seek
Oh I still find that within
Though I thought I'd ne'er say farewell to Quebec
Chorus:
And farewell to the people I love
Your music and song I keep with me on the trek
Though I thought I'd ne'er say farewell to Quebec
To see my family
So confused and distressed
And the ones that stay behind
More persued and oppresse
It's a matter of degree
But that is surely why we left
Though I thought I'd ne'er say farewell to Quebec
Chorus
This electric city's grey
On a sic and dingy day
As I close my eyes to dream
Of our acre of green
And the mountain city isle
I can return but for a while
Though I swore I'd ne'er say farewell to Quebec
Chorus
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The Log Driver's Waltz
03:07
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House of D
04:36
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Hey Rene
03:04
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A la Claire Fontaine
03:34
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What About the Wind
04:19
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The Wild Goose
04:24
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Paddlin' Canoe
02:35
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Campin in the woods like voyageurs
Up in La Verendrye
Summer dry and hot, like it or not
Near the camp we had to stay
Chorus:
Paddlin' canoe, paddlin' canoe, padlin' canoe all dayFishi round the bends of the river with my friends
Just paddli' and fishin all the way
Old mama sturgeon, lyin' on the bottom
Big as a submarine
Tool off like a shot, tied our lines in a knot
Couldn't believe what we'd seen
Ch.
We followed up a river, up a shallow river,
Back of a beaver dam
Fishin' no good try what we could
Headed back home again
Ch
Timmy on the bow kept a lookout now
We knew what we'd seen
Two feet below, she was movin too slow
For three boys in their teens
Ch
Splash went the paddle, then another one struck
We stripped off our clothes and run
Stunned her once more, wrestled her to shore
That night we fed everyone
Ch.
Repeat first verse
Chorus
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Angelie
04:28
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Chris Rawlings Toronto, Ontario
Chris Rawlings is a honey-baritone singer, nimble-fingered guitar picker and gifted song-writer noted for his
originality.
Rawlings embraces quick and complex chords and intricate harmonic and rhythmic structures. He adds authenticity to Celtic jigs and reels with a masterful touch on the recorder.
He charms with an easy voice that goes right to the heart.
See YouTube: Song of the Old Bush Pilot
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