The Logging Song

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It's early in the morning
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When the birds sing in the pines;
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The sun peeks through the forest
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Where the cold river climbs.
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The men are up at five o'clock
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And to the trees at six.
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A hard day's work, a good night's 
sleep
    G            Am
Is all they ever mix.


[Chorus]
Am   F          C               Dm
Way Hey, it’s another brand new day
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on the wild & windy shores of Old
           Am
 Super - i-ay

[Verse 2]
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From North Bay to Fort William
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On the rocky northern shore,
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The mills are filled with cedar pulp
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And the boats are filled with ore.
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I worked in a logging camp,
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My daddy did before
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We're calloused hands and weathered 
skin
    G            Am
And iron to the core.


[Chorus]
Am   F          C               Dm
Way Hey, it’s another brand new day
       Am             F        G 
on the wild & windy shores of Old
           Am
 Super - i-ay


[Verse 3]
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Now the flies are thick and the men 
get sick,
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It's as cold as it can be,
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And nothing's unexpected
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In the north coun- ter- y.
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When the summer ends and the winter 
comes,
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It's forty-two below;
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We settle down in plywood shacks
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And cover up with snow.

[Chorus]
Am   F          C               Dm
Way Hey, it’s another brand new day
       Am             F        G 
on the wild & windy shores of Old
           Am
 Super - i-ay


[Verse 4]
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Now, when I die I will have seen
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The wonders of the sea,
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And I will have climbed the 
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mountains
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In the western coun-ter-y.
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But most of all I won't forget
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The wild and wondrous thing,
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The falling of the timber
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When it's early in the spring.


[Chorus]
Am   F          C               Dm
Way Hey, it’s another brand new day
       Am             F        G 
on the wild & windy shores of Old
           Am
 Super - i-ay
Am   F          C               Dm
Way Hey, it’s another brand new day
       Am             F        G 
on the wild & windy shores of Old
           Am
 Super - i-ay