John Dennison

Intro
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Verse 1
Take Me DBack To GLetterDkenny, ComberEmmere, And Barry's GBay   A​
I Will DWalk Through GFields Of DClover And The EmScent Of Fresh Mown GHay   A​
With DHorse And GPlough I'll DTill My Soil And Ne'er EmRest 'Til End Of GDay   A​
I'll DTake A GWife To DShare My Life. To The BmWoods No GMore I'll AStray

Verse 2
From The DShores Of GMadaDwaska In The EmYear Of Seventy-GEight,A​
We DPaddled GNorth By DRiver Up To EmOpeongo GLake  A​
T'was My DFather GAnd GrandDfather And EmI My Father's GSon   A​
We DLived By GPlough And DTrap Line 'Til The BmYear Of GEighty-AOne

Verse 3
We Set DOut One GFine Spring DMorning In The EmYear Of Eighty-GOne   A​
There DWas My GOld GrandDfather And EmI, His Fine GrandGson   A​
To DCheck Our GTraps For DFox And Mink And To EmCarry Home Our GPrize,A​
To DNorth Arm GWe Did DPaddle To BmWhere We'd GSet Our ALines

Verse 4
We Set DShore At GGreen Lake DPortage And GrandEmfather Led The GWay,  A​
To A DTrap We'd GSet A DWeek Before It Was The EmLast One For The GDay   A​
As We DNeared The GSite, There DWas No Sound, There EmWas No Cause To GFear  A​
GrandDfather GMotioned DStay Back Son And BmCautiousGly Drew ANear

Bridge
Then A BmDeathly Roar Crashed AThrough The Air, A GBeast Then ADid ADrise
And BmAngered By A ABloody Wound To GUs It ATurned It's DEyes
As GrandBmfather Turned To AFace The Foe He GOrdered AMe ADway
"BmGo My Son Be AOn Your Way Or GDeath You'll EmKnow This ADay"

Verse 5
When I ReDturned To GGreen Lake DPortage With My EmFather That Same GNight A​
Both DBear And GMan Lay DCold And Still, For No OEmne Had Won The GFight A​
We DTook GrandGfather Back DWith Us With EmTears In Both Our GEyes  A​
And DLaid Him GTo His DFinal Rest, It's BmThere That GHe Still ALies.

Verse 6
So DHeed Ye GBold Young DFellows If EmNorth You Plan To GStray A​
ToDwards The GOpeDongo Or The SEmhores Of Annie's GBay   A​
There's A DLone Grave GOn The DHillside Where John EmDennison Does GSleep A​
A DDeathly GWarning DTo All Men. "BeBmware The GForest ADeep."

Verse 7
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Take Me Back To Letterkenny, Combermere, And Barry's Bay.
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I Will Walk Through Fields Of Clover And The Scent Of Fresh Mown Hay.
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With Horse And Plough I'll Till My Soil And Ne'er Rest 'Til End Of Day.
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I'll Take A Wife To Share My Life. To The Woods No More I'll Stray.

Outro
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