Ice Covered BirchesPo’ Ramblin’ BoysIntroChorusIce Covered Birches On The Cold Winter Morn'On The Hillside They Shimmer And Glimmer And ShineBut The Branches Are Broken And Their Heads Are Bowed LowLike The Sad Tender Heart Of The Darling Of MineLike The Heart Of That Darling Of MineVerse 1In A Far Northern Cabin As Dawn Was Just BreakingFrom My Sleep I Was Shaken By The Touch Of Her HandShe Knows That I'm Leaving And She Is Not Her GrievingHer Heartbeats Believe I'll Return If I CanChorusIce Covered Birches On The Cold Winter Morn'On The Hillside They Shimmer And Glimmer And ShineBut The Branches Are Broken And Their Heads Are Bowed LowLike The Sad Tender Heart Of The Darling Of MineLike The Heart Of That Darling Of MineVerse 2Oh The Northland Lies Endless And There's Men Fit For CountingEvery Mustang And Mountain Their Wilderness Ain't TameBut A Man Can Lie Broken With Fury UnspokenHuman Strength Just A Token And The Girl Waits In VainChorusIce Covered Birches On The Cold Winter Morn'On The Hillside They Shimmer And Glimmer And ShineBut The Branches Are Broken And Their Heads Are Bowed LowLike The Sad Tender Heart Of The Darling Of MineLike The Heart Of That Darling Of MineVerse 3After Joys And Deceiving They Went About LeavingThey Bid Their Ado To The Land Of ExtremesWith Tears And With Laughter They Live Life Ever AfterIn A Promising Village, A Land Of New DreamsChorusIce Covered Birches On The Cold Winter Morn'On The Hillside They Shimmer And Glimmer And ShineBut The Branches Are Broken And Their Heads Are Bowed LowLike The Sad Tender Heart Of The Darling Of MineLike The Heart Of That Darling Of Mine
