C'EST L'AVIRON

M'en revenant de la joli' Rochelle
M'en revenant de la joli' Rochelle
J'ai recontre/ trois jolies demoiselles
C'est l'aviron qui me\ne, qui nous me\ne
C'est l'aviron qui nous me\ne en haut.

(third line of previous verse becomes first (and second) line of next)

2) J'ai point choisi, mais j'ai pris la plus belle.
3) J'l'y fis monter derrie\r' moi, sur ma selle.
4) J'y fis cent lieus sans parler avec elle.
5) Au bout d'cent lieus, ell' me d'mandit a\ boire.
6) Je l'ai mene/e supre\s d'une fontaine.
7) Quand ell' fut la\, ell' ne voulut point boire.
8) Je l'ai mene/e au logis de son pe\re.
9) Quand ell' fut la\ ell' buvait a\ pleins verres.
10) A la sante/ de son pe\re et sa me\re.
11) A la sante/ de ses soeurs et ses fre\res
12) A la sante/ d'celui que son coeur aime.

The first tune is the more usual one found in several anthologies, e.g.
Fowke ansd Richard Johnston, Chansons de Quebec. Gagnon gives the second
one. The situation in the song--hero picks up girl, something is proposed
but place disputed, she is taken to her home, etc. MS

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