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William Henry Drummond - De Bell Of St. Michel
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Go `way, go `way, don`t ring no more, ole bell of Saint Michel,
For if you do, I can`t stay here, you know dat very well,
No matter how I close ma ear, I can`t shut out de soun`,
It rise so high `bove all de noise of dis beeg Yankee town.

An` w`en it ring, I t`ink I feel de cool, cool summer breeze
Dat`s blow across Lac Peezagonk, an` play among de trees,
Dey`re makin` hay, I know mese`f, can smell de pleasant smell
O! how I wish I could be dere to-day on Saint Michel!

It`s fonny t`ing, for me I`m sure, dat`s travel ev`ryw`ere,
How moche I t`ink of long ago w`en I be leevin` dere;
I can`t `splain dat at all, at all, mebbe it`s naturel,
But I can`t help it w`en I hear de bell of Saint Michel.

Dere`s plaintee t`ing I don`t forget, but I remember bes`
De spot I fin` wan day on June de small san`piper`s nes`
An` dat hole on de reever w`ere I ketch de beeg, beeg trout
Was very nearly pull me in before I pull heem out.

An` leetle Elodie Leclaire, I wonner if she still
Leev jus` sam` place she use to leev on `noder side de hill,
But s`pose she marry Joe Barbeau, dat`s alway hangin` roun`
Since I am lef` ole Saint Michel for work on Yankee town.

Ah! dere she go, ding dong, ding dong, its back, encore again
An` ole chanson come on ma head of "a la claire fontaine,"
I`m not surprise it soun` so sweet, more sweeter I can tell
For wit` de song also I hear de bell of Saint Michel.

It`s very strange about dat bell, go ding dong all de w`ile
For when I`m small garçon at school, can`t hear it half a mile;
But seems more farder I get off from Church of Saint Michel,
De more I see de ole village an` louder soun` de bell.

O! all de monee dat I mak` w`en I be travel roun`
Can`t kip me long away from home on dis beeg Yankee town,
I t`ink I`ll settle down again on Parish Saint Michel,
An` leev an` die more satisfy so long I hear dat bell.
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