E [Verse] A D The back of the winter is broken E A And light lingers long by the door D The seeds of the summer have spoken E A In gowans that bloom on the shore [Chorus] E A D By night and day we'll sport and we'll play A E And delight as the dawn dances over the bay A D Sleep blows the breath of the morning away E A D And we follow the heron home [Verse] A D In darkness we cradled our sorrow E A And stoked all our fires with fear D These bones that lie empty and hollow E A Are ready for gladness to cheer [Chorus] E A D By night and day we'll sport and we'll play A E And delight as the dawn dances over the bay A Bm Sleep blows the breath of the morning away E A D And we follow the heron home [Verse] A D Long may you sing of the salmon E A And the snow-scented sound of your home D While the north wind delivers its sermon E A Of ice and salt water and stone [Chorus] E A D By night and day we'll sport and we'll play A E And delight as the dawn dances over the bay A D Sleep blows the breath of the morning away E And we follow [Chorus] A D By night and day we'll sport and we'll play A E And delight as the dawn dances over the bay A D Sleep blows the breath of the morning away E A D And we follow the heron home