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A STORY OF THE CHASSE GALLERIE	A
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In the days of the Old Regime in Canada the free life of the	B
woods and prairies proved too tempting for the young men who	C
frequently deserted civilization for the savage delights of the	B
wilderness These voyageurs and coureurs de bois seldom returned in	D
the flesh but on every New Year's Eve back thro' snowstorm and	E
hurricane in mid air came their spirits in ghostly canoes to	C
join for a brief spell the old folks at home and kiss the girls	F
on the annual feast of the Jour de l'an or New Year's Day The	B
legend which still survives in French speaking Canada is known as	G
La Chasse Gallerie	A
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He sit on de corner mos' every night ole Phil o rum Juneau	H
Spik wit' hese'f an' shake de head an' smoke on de pipe also	H
Very hard job it's for wake him up no matter de loud we call	I
W'en he's feex hese'f on de beeg arm chair back on de kitchen wall	I
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He don't believe not'ing at all at all 'bout lates' new fashion t'ing	J
Le char 'lectrique an' de telephome was talk w'en de bell she ring	J
Dat's leetle too moche for de ole bonhomme mak' him shake it de head an' say	K
Wat's use mak' de foolish lak dat sapr I'm not born only yesterday	K
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But if you want story dat's true true true I tole you good wan moi meme	L
An de t'ing you was spik dat I don't believe for sure she was beat all dem	L
So he's cough leetle cough clear 'im up de t'roat fill hees pipe wit' some more tabac	J
An' w'en de chil'ren is come tranquille de ole man begin comme c	J
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L'enfant l'enfant it's very strange t'ing mak' me laugh too w'en I hear	A
De young peep talk of de long long tam of seventy eighty year	A
Dat's only be jus' eighty New Year Day an' quickly was pass it by	M
It's beeg beeg dream an' you don't wake up till affer you're comin' die	M
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Dat's true sure enough you see curi's t'ing if you only leev leetle w'ile	I
So long you got monee go all de place for mebbe t'ree t'ousan' mile	I
But monee's not everyt'ing on dis worl' I tole you dat mes amis	N
An' man can be ole lak' two honder year an' not see it La Chasse Gal'rie	A
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I never forget de fine New Year night nearly seexty year ago	J
W'en I'm lef' it our place for attend soiree on ole Maxime Baribault	M
Nine mile away I can see tin roof on church of de St Joseph	O
An' over de snow de leaf dat die las' fall was chasin' itse'f	O
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Dere was some of de neighbor house I call dat's be de ole fashion style	I
An' very nice style too mes amis I hope she will las' long w'ile	I
I shak' it de han' I drink sant an' kiss it de girl she's face	P
So it's come ten o'clock w'en I pass on road for visit Maxime hees place	P
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But I'm not go more mebbe t'ree arpent w'en de sky is get black all roun'	H
An' de win' she blow lak I never see an' de beeg snowstorm come down	H
I mak' it my min' she's goin' be soon de very bad night for true	A
Dat's locky I got plaintee whiskey lef' so I tak' it wan leetle coup	A
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Purty quick affer dat I'm comin' nice place was stan'in' some fine beeg tree	A
W'ere de snow don't dreef' an' it seem jus' lak dat place it is mak' for me	A
So I pass it on dere for mak' safe mese'f w'ile de storm is blow outside	M
As if all de devil on hell below was tak' heem some fancy ride	M
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Wan red fox he's comin' so close so close I could ketch him wit' de han'	H
But not on de tam lak dis ma frien' Marche toi all de quick you can	H
Poor feller he's tire an' seem los' hees way an' w'en he reach home dat night	M
Mebbe he fin' it all was close up an' de door it was fassen tight	M
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But w'at is dat soun' mak' de hair stan' up w'at is it mean dat cry	A
Comin' over de high tree top out of de nor' wes' sky	A
Lak cry of de wil' goose w'en she pass on de spring tam an' de fall	I
But wil' goose fly on de winter night I never see dat at all	I
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On on t'roo de night she is quickly come more closer all de tam	L
But not lak de cry of some wil' bird now don't seem it at all de sam'	L
An' den wit' de rush of de win' I hear somebody sing chanson	H
An' de song dey sing is de ole ole song Le Canayen Errant '	-
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But it's mak' me lonesome an' scare also jus' sam' I be goin' for die	A
W'en I lissen dat song on night lak dis so far away on de sky	A
Don't know w'at to do at all mese'f so I go w'ere I have good view	A
An' up up above t'roo de storm an' snow she's comin' wan beeg canoe	A
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Den somebody call it ma nam' out loud firs' tam it was scare me so	J
We know right away dat was you be dere hello Phil o rum hello	J
An' soon I see him dat feller spik I 'member him too mese'f	A
We go de sam' school twenty year before hees nam's Telesphore Le Boeuf	A
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But I know on de way canoe she go dat de crowd he mus' be dead man	H
Was come from de Grande Riviere du Nord come from Saskatchewan	H
Come too from all de place is lie on de Hodson Bay Contree	A
An' de t'ing I was see me dat New Year night is le phantome Chasse Gal'rie	A
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An' many de boy I was see him dere I know him so long before	A
He's goin' away on de far contree for never return no more	A
An' now on phantome he is comin' home t'roo de storm an' de hurricane	H
For kiss him de girl on jour de l'an an' see de ole peep again	H
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De beeg voyageur w'at is steer canoe wit' paddle hol' on hees han'	H
Got very long hair was hang down hees neck de sam' as wil' Injin man	H
Invite me on boar' dat phantome canoe for show it dead man de way	K
Don't lak it de job but no use refuse so I'll mak' it de embarquer	A
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Den wan of de gang he mus' be foreman say it's tam for have leetle drink	J
So he pass heem black bottle for tak' un coup an' it's look lak ma own I t'ink	J
But it can't be de sam' I'll be swear for dat for w'en I was mak' de go	J
I fin' dere is not'ing inside but win' an' de whiskey's phantome also	J
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Dey be laugh affer dat lak dey tak' some fit so de boss spik him Tiens Phil o rum	L
Never min' on dem feller mus' have leetle sport dat's very long way we come	L
Will you ketch it de paddle for steer us quick on place of Maxime Baribault	A
An' he's ax me so nice I do as he please' an den away off she go	J
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Wan minute two minute we pass on dere Maxime he is all hooraw	A
An' we know by musique dat was play inside mus' be de great Joe Violon	H
Dat feller work fiddle on very bes' way dat nobody never see	A
Mak' de boy an' de girl ole peep also dance lak dey was go crazee	A
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You s'pose dey was let me come on dat house Not at all for de boss he say	A
Phil o rum it's long tam we don't see our fren' can't get heem chance ev'ry day	A
Please stop on canoe so she won't blow off w'ile we pass on de house an' see	A
Dem frien' we was lef' an' de girl we spark before we go strange contree	A
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An' me I was sit on canoe outside jus' lak I was sapr fou	A
Watchin' dem feller dat's all dead man dance heem lak Loup Garou	A
De boss he kiss Marie Louise ma girl dat's way he spen' mos' de tam	L
But of course she know not'ing of dat biz nesse don't lak it me jus' de sam'	L
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By tam I'm commence it for feel de col' dey're all comin' out encore	A
An' we start off again t'roo de sky hooraw for mak' de visite some more	A
All de place on de parish we go dat night w'erever dey get some dance	A
Till I feel it so tire I could sleep right off but dey don't geev it me no chance	A
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De las' place w'ere passin' dat's Bill Boucher he's very good frien' of me	L
An' I t'ink it's near tam I was lef' dat crowd so I'll snub de canoe on tree	L
Den affer dead man he was safe inside an' ev'rywan start danser	A
I go on de barn wat's behin' de house for see I can't hide away	A
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She's nice place de barn an' got plaintee warm an' I'm feel very glad be dere	A
So long dead feller don't fin' me out an' ketch it me on de hair	A
But s'pose I get col' work him hard all night 'cos I make it wan leetle cough	A
W'en de rooster he's scare holler t'ree four tam an' whole t'ing she bus' right off	A
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I'll never see not'ing so quick again Canoe an' dead man go scat	A
She's locky de rooster he mak' de noise bus' ev'ryt'ing up lak dat	A
Or mebbe dem feller get me encore an' tak' me on Hodson Bay	A
But it's all right now for de morning's come an' he see me ole Bill Boucher	A
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I'm feel it so tire an' sore all de place wit' all de hard work I do'	A
'Cos I'm not very use for mak' paddle me on beeg beeg phantome canoe	H
But Bill an' hees boy dey was leef me up an' carry me on maison	H
W'ere plaintee nice t'ing dey was mak' me eat an' drink it some whiskey blanc	J
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An' now w'en I'm finish w'at you t'ink it youse'f 'bout story dat you was hear	A
No wonner ma hair she is all turn w'ite before I get eighty year	A
But 'member dis t'ing I be tole you firs don't los' it mes chers amis	A
De man he can leev him on long long tam an' not see it La Chasse Gal'rie	A
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He sit on de corner mos' every night ole Phil o rum Juneau	H
Spik wit' hese'f an' shak' de head an' smoke on de pipe also	H
But kip very quiet don't wak' him up let him stay on de kitchen wall	I
For if you believe w'at de ole man say you believe anyt'ing at all	I

William Henry Drummond

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