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Thread #173429 Message #4205705
Posted By: Monique
19-Jul-24 - 09:17 AM
Thread Name: Mystery lumberjack song-Sur La Grande Cote
Subject: RE: Mystery lumberjack song-Sur La Grande Cote
The tune is the same but the lyrics are not. The French-Canadian means...
On the big/large/high coast she climbed
She lost her apron
(Turlutte*)
Ti ta ti dla dla dla lam
Ti ta ti dla dla dla lam
She lost her apron
It was a passing man who picked it up
It was a passing man who picked it up
It takes a man who is not too shy
It takes a man who is not too shy
Asking girls to kiss them
Asking girls to kiss them
It wasn't a song I wanted to sing to you
It wasn't a song I wanted to sing to you
It's a little reel, let me tell/reel it off to- you
*Please note that turlutte is a Canadian French music term. In France French, it's either a fishing bait or a blowjob (most spread use) .