---

William Henry Drummond - Johnnie Courteau
Work rating: Low

Johnnie Courteau of de mountain
Johnnie Courteau of de hill
Dat was de boy can shoot de gun
Dat was de boy can jomp an` run
An`it`s not very often you ketch heem still 
                                    Johnnie Courteau !

Ax dem along de reever
Ax dem along de shore
Who was de mos`bes`fightin`man
From Managance to Shaw-in-I-gan?
De place we`re de great beeg rapide roar,
                                    Johnnie Courteau !

Sam`tíng on ev`ry shaintee
Up on de Mekinac
Who was the man man walk de log,
W`en w`ole of de reever she`s black wit`fog
An`carry de beeges`load on hees back?
                                    Johnnie Courteau !

On de rapide you want to see heem
If de raf`she `s swingin`roun`
An`he `s yellin` "Hooray Bateese! good
man!"
W`y de oar come double on hees han`
W`en he`s makin` dat raf`go flyin`down
                                    Johnnie Courteau !

An` Tête de Boule chief can tole you
De feller w`at save hees life
W`en beeg moose on de head, sapree!
An`den run off wit` hees Injun wife?
                                    Johnnie Courteau !

An` he only have pike pole wit`heem
On Lac a la Tortue
W`en he meet de bear comin` down the hill
But de bear very soon is get hees fill!
An` he sole dat skin for ten dollar too,
                                    Johnnie Courteau !


Oh he never was scare for not`ing
Lak de ole coureurs de bois,
But w`en he`s getting`hees winter pay
De bes`t`ing sure is kip out de way
For he`s goin`right off on de Hip Hooraw!
                                    Johnnie Courteau !

Den pullin`hees sash aroun`heem
He dance on hees botte sauvage
An`shout  "All aboar` if you want to fight!"
Wall! You never can see de finer sight
W`en he go lak dat on de w`ole village!
                                    Johnnie Courteau !

But Johnnie Courteau  get marry
On Philomene Beaurepaire
She`s nice leetle girl was run de school
On w`at you call Parish of Sainte Ursule
An` he see her off on de pique-nique dere
                                    Johnnie Courteau !

Den somet`ing come over Johnnie
W`en he marry on Philomene
For he stay on de farm de w`ole year roun`
He chop de wood an` he plough de ground`
An` he`s quieter feller was never seen,
                                    Johnnie Courteau !

An`ev`ry wan feel astonish
From La Tuque to Shaw-in-i-gan
W`en dey hear de news was goin` aroun`
Along on de reever up an` down
How wan leetle woman boss dat beeg man
                                    Johnnie Courteau !


He never come out on de evening
No matter de hard we try
`Cos he stay on de kitchen an` sing hees song
	
        "A la claire fontaine
	 M`en allant promener
	 J`ai trouvé l`eau si belle
         Que je m`y suis baigner
         Lui y`a longtemps que je t`aime
         Jamais je ne t`oublierai."

Rockin` de cradle de w`ole night long
Till baby`s asleep on de sweet bimeby
                                    Johnnie Courteau !


An`de house, wall!  I wish you see it
De place she`s so nice an` clean
Mus`wipe your foot on de outside door,
You`re dead man sure if  you spit on de floor,
An` he never  say not`ing on Philomene
                                    Johnnie Courteau !


An` Philomene watch de monee
An` put it all safe away
On very good place; I dunno w`ere
But anyhow nobody see it dere
So she`s buyin` new farm de noder day
                                    MADAME Courteau !
Source
The script ran 0.002 seconds.