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De corduroy road go bompety bomp	A
De corduroy road go jompety jomp	A
An' he' s takin'beeg chances upset hees load	B
De horse dat 'll trot on de corduroy road	B
	-
Of course it's purty rough but it's handy	C
t'ing enough	D
An' dey mak' it wit' de log all jine togeder	E
W'en deystrek de swampy groun' w' ere de	C
Water hang aroun'	F
Or passin'by some tough ole beaver medder	E
	-
But it' s not macadamize so if you're only	C
wise	G
You will tak' your tam an' never min' de	C
worry	C
For de corduroy is bad an' will mak' you	H
plaintee mad	I
By de way de buggy jomp in case you hurry	C
	-
An' I' m sure you don't expec' leetle Victorine	C
Leveque	J
She was knowin' moche at all about dem	K
places	L
'Cos she's never dere before till young Zeph	D
irin Madore	E
He was takin' her away for see de races	L
	-
O I wish you see her den dat's before she	C
marry w' en	F
She's de fines' on de lan' but no use talkin'	F
I can bet you w'at you lak if you meet her	E
you look back	M
Jus' to watch de fancy way dat girl is walkin'	F
	-
Yass de leetle Victorine was de nices' girl be	C
tween	F
De town of Yamachiche an' Maskinong	M
But she's stuck up an' she's proud an' you 'll	C
never count de crowd	N
Of de boy she geev' it w'at dey call de cong	M
	-
Ah De moder spoil her sure for even Joe	O
D'Amour	E
W'en he's ready nearly ev'ry t'ing to geev	D
her	E
If she mak' de mari e only say 'please go	O
away'	P
An' he's riches habitant along de reever	E
	-
Zephirin he try it too an' he's workin' some	K
t'ing new	F
For he's makin' de ole woman many presen'	F
Prize package on de train umbrella for de rain	F
But she' s grompy all de tam an' never	E
pleasan'	F
	-
Wall w'en he ax Ma dame tak' de girl away	P
dat tam	K
See dem races on Sorel wit' all de trotter	E
De moder say 'All right if you bring her	E
home to night	Q
Before de cow'smilk I let go ma	K
daughter '	-
	-
So Victorin she go wit' Zephirin her beau	O
On de yankee buggy mak' it on St Bruno	O
An' w'en dey pass hotel on de middle of Sorel	C
Dey're puttin' on de beeges' style dat you	F
know	O
	-
Wall dey got some good horse dere but	R
Zephirin don't care	E
He's back it up hees own paroisse ba golly	C
An' he mak' it t'ree doll arr w'en Maskinong	O
Star	E
On de two mile heat was beatin' Sorel Molly	C
	-
Victorin don't min' at all till de 'free for	E
all' dey call	C
Dat's de las' race dey was run before de snow fly	C
Den she say 'I t'ink de cow mus'be getting'	O
home soon now	F
An' you know it's only clock ole woman go by	C
	-
An' if we're comin'late w'en de cow pass on	F
de gate	S
You'll be sorry if you hear de way she talk	O
dere	E
So w'en I see de race on Sorel or any place	T
After dis you may be sure I got to walk dere '	-
	-
	-
Den he laugh dat Zephirin an' he say 'Your	E
poor mama	K
I know de pile she t'ink about her daughter	E
So we'll tak' de sshort road back on de cor	E
duroy race track	O
Don't matter if we got to sweem de water '	-
	-
No wonder he is smile till you hear heem half	D
a mile	C
For dat morning he was tole hees leetle broder	E
Let de cattle out de gate so he know it's	U
purty late	S
By de tam dem cow was findin' out each oder	E
	-
So along de corduroy de young girl an' de boy	V
Dey was kipin' up a joggin' nice an' steady	C
It is n't heavy load an' Guillaume he know de	C
road	B
For many tam he's been dat way already	C
	-
But de girl she fin' it slow so she ax de boy	V
to go	O
Somet'ing better dan a mile on fifteen minute	R
An' he's touch heem up Guillaume so dat	W
horse he lay for home	K
an' de nex' t'ing Victorine she know she's	X
in it	Y
	-
'O pull him in 'she yell 'for even on Sorel	C
I am sure I never see de quicker racer '	-
But it's leetle bit too late for de horse is get	Z
hees gait	S
an' de worse of all ba gosh Guillaume's a	K
pacer	E
	-
See hees tail upon de air no wonder she was	A2
scare	E
But she hang on lak de winter on T'ree	C
Reever	E
Cryin' out 'please hol' me tight or I'm	K
comin'dead to night	Q
An' ma poor ole moder dear I got to leave	D
her '	-
	-
Wit'her arm aroun' hees wais' she was doin'	F
it in case	T
She bus'her head or keel herse'f it's not so	O
easy sayin'	F
Dey was comin' on de jomp t'roo dat dam ole	C
beaver swamp	A
An' meet de crowd is lookin' for dem cow was	A2
go a stayin'	F
	-
Den she's cryin' Victorine for she's knowin'	F
w'at it mean	F
De parish dey was talkin' firse chances dey be	C
gettin'	F
But no sooner dat young man stop de horse	B2
he tak' her han'	F
An' w'isper 'never min' ma chere won't do	F
no good a frettin' '	-
	-
Non she is n't cryin' long for he tole her it	Y
was wrong	O
She 's sure he save her life too or she was	A2
moche mistaken	F
An' de ole Ma dame Leveque also kiss heem	K
on de neck	O
An'quickly affer dat Hooraw de man an' wife	D
dey're makin'	F

William Henry Drummond

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