The Land Of The Muskeg (And The Shining Birch Tree)

[Verse 1]
Now it's all very well in the full of the day
When there's no time, not very much time
For a man to keep thinking of the things that don't pay
The things that don't pay
Where the rapids are rushing so grand and so free

[Chorus]
In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree
The muskeg and the shining birch tree

[Verse 2]
But in the quiet of the evening when the camp settles down
And the night is cold, so very cold
And old Rory Bory starts shifting around
Shifting around
He'll think of the warm lips and the laughter so free

[Chorus]
In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree
Thе muskeg and the shining birch tree

[Verse 3]
Come thе in-between seasons of the freeze-up or the thaw
And it's let's go - hey, look out let's go
For we're off for some fun with the girls of the town
The girls in the town
He's a popular guy when his money flows free

[Chorus]
In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree
The muskeg and the shining birch tree

[Verse 4]
And when the huskies are a-howling in the cold winter's dawn
Then he'll recall, oh how he'll recall
That he spent all his money with the girls in the town
The girls in the town
So boys save your money or you'll all be like me

[Chorus]
In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree
The muskeg and the shining birch tree