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William Henry Drummond - De HabitantWilliam Henry Drummond - De Habitant
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De place I get born, me, is up on de reever   Near foot of de rapide dat`s call Cheval Blanc Beeg mountain behin` it, so high you can`t climb it   An` whole place she`s mebbe two honder arpent. De fader of me, he was habitant farmer,   Ma gran` fader too, an` hees fader also, Dey don`t mak` no monee, but dat isn`t fonny   For it`s not easy get ev`ryt`ing, you mus` know-- All de sam` dere is somet`ing dey got ev`ryboddy,   Dat`s plaintee good healt`, wat de monee can`t geev, So I`m workin` away dere, an` happy for stay dere   On farm by de reever, so long I was leev. O! dat was de place w`en de spring tam she`s comin`,   W`en snow go away, an` de sky is all blue-- W`en ice lef` de water, an` sun is get hotter   An` back on de medder is sing de gou-glou-- W`en small sheep is firs` comin` out on de pasture,   Deir nice leetle tail stickin` up on deir back, Dey ronne wit` deir moder, an` play wit` each oder   An` jomp all de tam jus` de sam` dey was crack-- An` ole cow also, she`s glad winter is over,   So she kick herse`f up, an` start off on de race Wit` de two-year-ole heifer, dat`s purty soon lef` her,   W`y ev`ryt`ing`s crazee all over de place! An` down on de reever de wil` duck is quackin`   Along by de shore leetle san`piper ronne-- De bullfrog he`s gr-rompin` an` doré is jompin`   Dey all got deir own way for mak` it de fonne. But spring`s in beeg hurry, an` don`t stay long wit` us   An` firs` t`ing we know, she go off till nex` year, Den bee commence hummin`, for summer is comin`   An` purty soon corn`s gettin` ripe on de ear. Dat`s very nice tam for wake up on de morning   An` lissen de rossignol sing ev`ry place, Feel sout` win` a-blowin` see clover a-growin`   An` all de worl` laughin` itself on de face. Mos` ev`ry day raf` it is pass on de rapide   De voyageurs singin` some ole chanson `Bout girl down de reever--too bad dey mus` leave her, But comin` back soon` wit` beaucoup d`argent. An` den w`en de fall an` de winter come roun` us   An` bird of de summer is all fly away, W`en mebbe she`s snowin` an` nort` win` is blowin`   An` night is mos` t`ree tam so long as de day. You t`ink it was bodder de habitant farmer?   Not at all--he is happy an` feel satisfy, An` cole may las` good w`ile, so long as de wood-pile   Is ready for burn on de stove by an` bye. W`en I got plaintee hay put away on de stable   So de sheep an` de cow, dey got no chance to freeze, An` de hen all togedder--I don`t min` de wedder--   De nort` win` may blow jus` so moche as she please. An` some cole winter night how I wish you can see us,   W`en I smoke on de pipe, an` de ole woman sew By de stove of T`ree Reever--ma wife`s fader geev her   On day we get marry, dat`s long tam ago-- De boy an` de girl, dey was readin` it`s lesson,   De cat on de corner she`s bite heem de pup, Ole "Carleau" he`s snorin` an` beeg stove is roarin`   So loud dat I`m scare purty soon she bus` up. Philomene--dat`s de oldes`--is sit on de winder   An` kip jus` so quiet lak wan leetle mouse, She say de more finer moon never was shiner--   Very fonny, for moon isn`t dat side de house. But purty soon den, we hear foot on de outside,   An` some wan is place it hees han` on de latch, Dat`s Isidore Goulay, las` fall on de Brulé   He`s tak` it firs` prize on de grand ploughin` match. Ha! ha! Philomene!--dat was smart trick you play us   Come help de young feller tak` snow from hees neck, Dere`s not`ing for hinder you come off de winder   W`en moon you was look for is come, I expec`-- Isidore, he is tole us de news on de parish   `Bout hees Lajeunesse Colt--travel two forty, sure, `Bout Jeremie Choquette, come back from Woonsocket   An` t`ree new leetle twin on Madame Vaillancour`. But nine o`clock strike, an` de chil`ren is sleepy,   Mese`f an` ole woman can`t stay up no more So alone by de fire--`cos dey say dey ain`t tire--   We lef` Philomene an` de young Isidore. I s`pose dey be talkin` beeg lot on de kitchen   `Bout all de nice moon dey was see on de sky, For Philomene`s takin` long tam get awaken   Nex` day, she`s so sleepy on bote of de eye. Dat`s wan of dem ting`s, ev`ry tam on de fashion,   An` `bout nices` t`ing dat was never be seen. Got not`ing for say me--I spark it sam` way me   W`en I go see de moder ma girl Philomene. We leev very quiet `way back on de contree   Don`t put on sam style lak de big village, W`en we don`t get de monee you t`ink dat is fonny   An` mak` plaintee sport on de Bottes Sauvages. But I tole you--dat`s true--I don`t go on de city   If you geev de fine house an` beaucoup d`argent-- I rader be stay me, an` spen` de las` day me   On farm by de rapide dat`s call Cheval Blanc.
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