The Shining Birch Tree

When there's no time, not very much time
For a man to keep thinkin'
Of the things that don't pay, the things that don't pay
Where the rapids are rushing so grand and so free

In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree
The shining birch tree

But in the quiet of the evening when the camp settles down
And the night is cold, so very cold
And old Rory Bory starts shiftin' around, shiftin' around
Then he'll think of the warm lips and the laughter so free

In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree
The shining birch tree

Come the in-between seasons of the freeze-up or the thaw
And it's let's go, hey, look out let's go, for we're off for some fun
With the girls in the town, the girls in the town
He's a popular guy when his money flows free

From the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree
The shining birch tree

And when the huskies are a-howlin' in the cold winter's dawn
Then he'll recall, oh how he'll recall that he spent all his money
With the girls in the town, the girls in the town
So, boys, save your money or you'll all be like me

In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree
The shining birch tree