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THE ADVENTURES OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN THE CANADIAN WOODS	A
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Wan morning de walkim boss say 'Damase	A
I t'ink you're good man on canoe d'ecorce	A
So I'll ax you go wit' your frien' Phil as	A
An' meet M'sieu' Smit' on Chenail W'ite Horse	A
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'He'll have I am sure de grosse baggage	B
Mebbe some valise mebbe six or t'ree	C
But if she's too moche for de longue portage	B
'Poleon he will tak' 'em wit' mail buggee '	-
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W'en we reach Chenail plaintee peep be dere	C
An' wan frien' of me call Placide Chretien	D
'Splain all dat w'en he say man from Angleterre	C
Was spik heem de crowd on de 'Parisien '	-
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Fonny way dat Englishman he'll be dress	A
Leetle pant my dear frien' jus' come on knee	C
Wit' coat dat's no coat at all only ves'	A
An' hat de more stranger I never see	A
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Wall dere he sit on de en' some log	E
An' swear heem in English purty loud	F
Den talk Fran ais w'ile hees chien boule dog	E
Go smellim an' smellim aroun' de crowd	F
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I spik im 'Bonjour M'sieu' Smit' Bonjour	C
I hope dat yourse'f and famille she's well '	-
M'sieu Smit' he is also say 'Bonjour '	-
An' call off hees dog dat's commence for smell	G
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I tell heem my name dat's Damase Labrie	A
I am come wit' Phil as for mak' de trip	H
An' he say I'm de firs' man he never see	A
Spik English encore since he lef' de ship	H
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He is also ax it to me 'Damase	A
De peep she don't seem understan' Fran ais	A
W'at's matter wit' dat ' An' I say 'Becos	A
You mak' too much talk on de Parisien '	-
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De groun she is pile wit' baggage Sapr	A
An' I see purty quick we got plaintee troub	I
Two tronk t'ree valise four five fusil	G
An' w'at M'sieu Smit' he is call 'bat' tubbe '	-
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M'sieu Smit' he's tole me w'at for's dat t'ing	J
An' it seem Englishman he don't feel correc'	J
Until he's go plonge on some bat' morning	J
An' sponge it hees possibill high hees neck	J
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Of course dat's not'ing of my beez nesse	A
He can plonge on de water mos' ev'ry day	K
But I t'ink for mese'f it mak foolishness	A
An' don't do no good w'en your bonne sant	L
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W'en I tell 'Poleon he mus' mak' dat job	I
Dere's leetle too moche for canoe d' corce	A
He's mad right away an' say 'Sapr diable	G
You t'ink I go work lak wan niggerhorse	A
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'I'm not manufacture dat way b non	M
Dat rich stranger man he have lot monee	M
I go see my frien' On sime Gourdon	M
An' tole heem bring horse wit' some more buggee '	-
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Wall affer some w'ile dey'll arrange all dat	N
'Poleon an' hees frien' On sime Gourdon	M
But w'en 'Poleon is tak' hole of bat'	N
He receive it beeg scare immediatement	N
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Dat chien boule dog I was tole you 'bout	N
I am not understan' w'at good she's for	A
Eat 'Poleon's leg w'it hees teet' an' mout	N
'Poleon he is feel very mad by Gor	A
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Of course I am poule heem hees tail toute suite	N
But I don't know some reason mak all dis troub'	I
W'en I hear me dat Englishman M'sieu Smit'	N
Say 'Poleon w'at for you took my tubbe	I
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'Leff 'im dere for I don't low nobodee	N
Walk heem off on any such way lak dat	N
You may tak' all de res' an' I don't care me	A
But de man he'll be keel who is tak' my bat' '	-
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'I will carry heem wit' me ' say M'sieu Smit'	N
'W'erever dat tubbe she mus' go I go	J
No matter de many place we visite	N
An' my sponge I will tak' mese'f also '	-
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Phil as say 'Damase we mus buil' some raf'	O
Or mebbe some feller be sure get drown'	M
Dis geev me plaisir but I'm scare mak' laf'	O
So I'll do it mese'f inside way down	M
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At las' we are start on voyage sure nuff	O
M'sieu Smit' carry tubbe on de top hees head	N
Good job I t'ink so de lac isn't rough	O
Or probably dis tam we're all come dead	N
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De dog go wit' On sime Gourdon	M
An' On sime afferwar' say to me	A
'Dat chien boule dog is eat 'Poleon	M
Was de more quiet dog I never see '	-
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But fun she's commence on very nex' day	N
W'en we go camp out on de Castor Noir	A
Dat Englishman he'll come along an' say	N
'I hope some wil' Injun she don't be dere	A
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'I have hear many tam dat de wood be foule	G
Of Injun w'at tak' off de hair your head	N
But so surely my name she's Johnnie Boule	G
If I see me dem feller I shoot it dead '	-
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Phil as den pray harder more quick he can	M
Mebbe he's t'ink dat's hees las' portage	B
De moder hees fader she's Injun man	M
Derefore an' also he is wan Sauvage	P
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I say 'Don't mak' it some excitement	N
Saison she is 'close' on de spring an' fall	G
An' dem peep dat work on de Gouvernement	N
Don't lak you shoot Injun dis mont' at all '	-
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Nex' day M'sieu Smit' is perform hees plonge	P
We see heem go done it Phil as an' me	A
An' w'en he's hang up bat' tubbe an' sponge	P
We go on de wood for mak' Chasse perdrix	N
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An' mebbe you will not believe to me	A
But w'en we come back on de camp encore	A
De sponge of dat Englishman don't be see	A
An' we fin' beeg bear she's go dead on shore	A
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Very fonny t'ing how he's loss hees life	O
But Phil as he'll know hese'f purty quick	J
He cut M'sieu Bear wit' hees hunter knife	O
An' sponge she's fall out on de bear stummick	J
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Day affer we get two fox houn' from Boss	N
Dat's good for ketch deer on de fall an' spring	J
Den place Englishman w'ere he can't get los'	N
An' tole heem shoot quicker he see somet'ing	J
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Wat's dat leetle deer got no horn at all	G
She'll be moder small wan en suite bimeby	I
Don't remember mese'f w'at name she's call	G
But dat's de kin' start w'en de dog is cry	A
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We see heem come down on de runaway	N
De dog she is not very far behin'	M
An' w'en dey pass place M'sieu Smit' is stay	N
We expec' he will shoot or make noise some kin'	M
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But he's not shoot at all mon cher ami	A
So we go an' we ax 'Is he see some deer '	-
He say 'Dat's long tam I am stay on tree	A
But I don't see not'ing she's pass on here '	-
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We spik heem once more 'He don't see fox houn' '	-
W'at you t'ink he is say dat Englishman	M
'Yes I see dem pass quickly upon de groun'	M
Wan beeg yellow dog an' two small brown wan '	-
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He's feel de more bad I don't see before	A
W'en he know dat beeg dog she's wan small deer	A
An' for mak' ev'ryt'ing correc' encore	A
We drink I am sure six bouteilles de bi re	N
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Nex' day dat's Dimanche he is spik to me	A
'Damase you mus' feel leetle fatigu	J
You may slep' wit' Phil as w'ile I go an' see	A
I can't get some nice quiet tam to day '	-
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So for keep 'way skeeter an' fly also	N
Bouteille from de shelf M'sieu Smit' he tak'	J
Den he start wit' his chien boule dog an' go	J
For nice quiet walk on shore of lac	J
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We don't slep' half hour w'en dere's beeg beeg yell	G
Lak somet'ing I'm sure don't hear long tam	Q
An' we see wan feller we cannot tell	G
Till he spik it 'Damase Phil as dam dam '	-
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Den we know it at once mon cher ami	A
But she's swell up hees face hees neck an' han'	M
It seem all de skeeter on w'ole contree	N
Is jump on de head of dat Englishman	M
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Some water on poor M'sieu Smit' we'll t'row	N
An' w'en he's tranquille fin' out ev'ryt'ing	J
Bouteille he's rub on got some nice sirop	H
I was mak' mese'f on de wood las' spring	J
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Dere was jus' 'noder t'ing he seem for care	N
An' den he is feel it more satisfy	A
Dat t'ing my dear frien' was for keel some bear	N
If he'll do dat wan tam he's prepare for die	A
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Phil as say he know w'ere some blue berree	N
Mak' very good place for de bear have fonne	M
So we start nex' day on morning earlee	G
An' M'sieu Smit' go wit' hees elephan' gun	M
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Wan woman sauvage she is come be dere	N
Mebbe want some blue berree mak' some pie	A
Dat' Englishman shoot he is t'ink she's bear	N
An' de woman she's holler 'Mon Dieu I'm die '	-
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M'sieu Smit' he don't do no harm becos	N
He is shake hese'f w'en he shoot dat squaw	J
But scare he pay hunder' dollar cos'	N
For keel some sauvage on de 'close' saison	M
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T'ree day affer dat we start out on lac	J
For ketch on de water wan Cariboo	I
But win' she blow strong an' we can't get back	J
Till we t'row ourse'f out on dat canoe	M
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We t'ink M'sieu Smit' he is sure be drown	M
Leetle w'ile we can't see heem again no more	N
An' den he's come up from de place go down	M
An' jomp on hees bat' tubbe an' try go shore	N
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W'en he's pass on de bat' he say 'Hooraw '	-
An' commence right away for mak' some sing	J
I'm sure you can hear heem ten twelve arpent	A
'Bout 'Brittanie she alway mus' boss somet'ing '	-
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Dat's all I will tole you jus' now	M