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Bountiful • 1997
Canoe Song
Peter Mayer
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Lyrics of Canoe Song by Peter Mayer
I like to make em out of birch bark skins
I studied how with the Indians
A little pine tar, nice and thin
Makes a boat float just right
I like to brag about the perfect stroke
I own a paddle made of aged oak
Every maneuver I can do by rote
But there s one thing I don t like
Don t like to put the paddle in the water
That would be a crazy thing to do
I don t want to be no fishes fodder
I don t want to tip in that canoe
I d rather be a dreamer on the shoreline
Than a hero at the bottom of the lake
I never put the paddle in the water
That would be a dangerous mistake
I sing Allouette in Francais
Just like the French in Hudson Bay
I smoke a pipe and drink Beaujolais
And I tell a tall tale or two
I know every river and portage
And in an emergency, I know triage
I smell a storm like a weather cock
But there s one thing I won t do
Don t like to put the paddle in the water
That would be a crazy thing to do
I don t want to be no fishes fodder
I don t want to tip in that canoe
I d rather be a dreamer on the shoreline
Than a hero at the bottom of the lake
I never put the paddle in the water
That would be a dangerous mistake
I know the tensile strength of each one
Fiberglass or aluminum
I make plans and study maps
Draw lines across the world and back
I like to train on weight machines
Carbo-load and high protein
I m a fanatic, it would seem
But baby, I m no fool
Don t like to put the paddle in the water
That would be a crazy thing to do
I don t want to be no fishes fodder
I don t want to tip in that canoe
I d rather be a dreamer on the shoreline
Than a hero at the bottom of the lake
I never put the paddle in the water
That would be a dangerous mistake
Writer(s): Peter Mayer
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