From Canada: Land of the Silver Birch

My paddle’s keen and bright
Flashing with silver
Follow the wild goose flight
Dip, dip and swing

Dip, dip and swing her back
Flashing with silver
Swift as the wild goose flies
Dip, dip and swing

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
Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom diddy-ah-ha, Boom-oom-oom

High on a rocky ledge                                                                                      
I’ll build my wigwam
Close to the water’s edge silent and still

(Start round here)

Blue lake and rocky shore                                                                                      (Dip, dip and swing her back)
I will return once more                                                                                            (Flashing with silver)
Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom diddy-ah-ha, Boom-oom-oom                (Swift as the wild goose flies, Dip, dip and swing)

My heart grows sick for thee                                                                                   (My paddle's keen and bright)
Here in the lowlands                                                                                               (Flashing with silver)
I will return to thee hills of the north                                                                          (Follow the wild goose flight, Dip, dip and swing)

Blue lake and rocky shore                                                                                       (Dip, dip and swing her back)
I will return once more                                                                                             (Flashing with silver)
Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom diddy-ah-ha, Boom-oom-oom                 (Swift as the wild goose flies, Dip, dip and swings)

Land of the silver birch                                                                                            (My paddle's keen and bright)
Home of the beaver                                                                                                 (Flashing with silver)
Where still the mighty moose wanders at will                                                            (Follow the wild goose flight, Dip, dip and swing)

Blue lake and rocky shore                                                                                       (Dip, dip and swing her back)
I will return once more                                                                                             (Flashing with silver)
Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom diddy-ah-ha, Boom-oom-oom                 (Swift as the wild goose flies, Dip, dip and swing)
 

Here's one version of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUgHzMPflek

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