Land of the Silver Birch

Land of the Silver Birch

Tune
Canadian Folk Song from the 1920's

Related Song
Dip, Dip, and Swing (My Paddle's Keen and Bright)

Song

 * Chorus:

Blue lake and rocky shore
 * I shall return once more
 * Boom diddy-ah da, boom diddy-ah da, boom

Lyrics:

Land of the silver birch
 * Home of the beaver
 * Where still the mighty moose
 * Wanders at will

Chorus

High on a rocky ledge
 * I'll build my wigwam
 * Close to the water's edge
 * Silent and free

Chorus

Fast as a silver fish Chorus
 * Canoe of birch bark
 * Oh, mighty waterways
 * Carry me far

Here in the lowlands
 * My heart grows sick for thee
 * I shall return to thee
 * Hills of the north

Chorus ''
 * ''Boom diddy-ah da, boom diddy-ah da, boom
 * ''Boom diddy-ah da, boom diddy-ah da, boom

Music

 * Am
 * Land of the silver birch, Home of the beaver
 * F                               CWhere still the mighty moose
 * GWanders at will
 * F                          CBlue lake and rocky shore
 * GI will return once more
 * Am (-Em) Am -(Em) AmBoom diddy-ah da, boom diddy-ah da, boom
 * Am (-Em) Am -(Em) AmBoom diddy-ah da, boom diddy-ah da, boom

Alternate Lyrics
Has innumerable variations, though most are not sung at camp.

Sometimes sung as:


 * "O'er mighty waterways
 * Carries me far"

Links to Outside Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Silver_Birch