The Land Of The Muskeg And The Shining Birch Tree

C F C Oh ye girls in the city, ye girls in the town! C G It's been a long time, a very long time C G C For a fella who's after bein' out on his own- F Em Am Out on his own- G C Where the whisky jack's a-whistling cheerful and free G C In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree, G C shining birch tree. C F C Now it's all very well in the full of the day C G When there's no time, not very much time C G C For a man to keep thinking of the things that don't pay- F Em Am The things that don't pay- G C Where the rapids are rushing so grand and so free G C In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree, G C shining birch tree. C F C But in the quiet of the evening when the camp settles down C G And the night is cold, so very cold C G C And old rory bory starts shifting around- F Em Am Shifting around- G C He'll think of the warm lips and the laughter so free G C In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree, G C shining birch tree. C F C Come the in-between seasons of the freeze-up or the thaw, C G And it's let's go - hey, look out let's go, C G C For we're off for some fun with the girls of the town- F Em Am The girls in the town. G C He's a popular guy when his money flows free G C In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree, G C shining birch tree. C F C And when the huskies are a-howling in the cold winter's dawn, C G Then he'll recall, oh how he'll recall C G C That he spent all his money with the girls in the town- F Em Am The girls in the town. G C So boys save your money or you'll all be like me G C In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree, G C shining birch tree.