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Thread #5721 Message #2770802
Posted By: GUEST,Another Girl Scout
21-Nov-09 - 07:15 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: Land of the Silver Birch
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of the Silver Birch
Oh Yea! This was one of my all-time favorites at Camp Whip-Poor-Will Hills in Morrow,Ohio (1953-1957).
"Land of the Silver Birch, Home of the beaver, Where once the mighty moose, Wandered at will. Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more, Boomdidiahda,boomdidiahda,boo-oo-oom.
High on a rocky ledge, I'll build my wigwam, Close to the forest's edge, Silent and still. Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more, Boomdidiahda,boomdidiahda,boo-oo-oom.
Swift as a silver fish, Canoe of birch bark, O're mighty waterways, Carry me forth. Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more, Boomdidiahda,boomdidiahda,boo-oo-oom.
My heart grows sick for thee, Here in the lowlands, I will return to thee, Hills of the north. Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more, Boomdidiahda,boomdidiahda,boo-oo-oom."
Frankly,"boomdidiahda" never seemed authentically Native American to me,but who am I to question the larger wisdom of camp songs?
This song has a lovely melody which I can't begin to describe. Anyone out there know where the tune came from and can explain it?