Land of the Silver Birch
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Land of the Silver Birch is a traditional Canadian folk song.
The song's origins are unclear, although it dates from at latest the 1930s. It may be of native origin. It is popular in the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement.
Like most traditional songs the lyrics vary slightly. The following are representative:
- Land of the silver birch,
Home of the beaver
Where still the mighty moose
Wanders at will
- Refrain:
Blue lake and rocky shore,
I will return once more
Boom, diddi, boom, boom
Boom, diddi, boom, boom
Boo ooo oo oo
- My heart is sick for you,
Here in the lowlands,
I will return to you,
Hills of the north
- Refrain
- Swift as the silver fish,
Canoe of birch bark
Thy mighty waterways
Carry me forth
- Refrain
- Here where the blue lake lies,
I'll set my wigwam
Close to the water's edge,
Silent and still
- Refrain
It is related to a similar song "My Paddle's Keen and Bright".
In 2005, The song was partly re-written by Canadian folk singer Dickson Reid and released on his debut album, "Sugar in the Snow."
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