Lyrics Michael Mitchell - Land of the Silver Birch

My paddle's keen and bright
Flashing with silver
Follow the wild goose flight (some people learn another colloquial version: Follow the pale moonlight)

Dip, dip and swing
Dip, dip and swing her back
Flashing with silver
Swift as the wild goose flies
Dip, dip and swing

Land of the silver birch
Home of the beaver
Where still the mighty moose
Wanders at will

Refrain:

Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more
Boom diddy-ah da, boom diddy-ah da, boom diddy-ah da, ehaaa

High on a rocky ledge
I'll build my wigwam
Close to the water's edge
Silent and still

Refrain

My heart grows sick for thee
Here in the low lands
I will return to thee
Hills of the north

Refrain