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William Henry Drummond - The Habitants Jubilee Ode
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I read on de paper mos` ev`ry day, all about Jubilee
An` grande procession movin` along, an` passin` across de sea,
Dat`s chil`ren of Queen Victoriaw comin` from far away
For tole Madame w`at dey t`ink of her, an` wishin` her bonne santé.
An` if any wan want to know pourquoi les Canayens should be dere
Wit` res` of de worl` for shout "Hooraw" an` t`row hees cap on de air,
Purty quick I will tole heem de reason, w`y we feel lak de oder do,
For if I`m only poor habitant, I`m not on de sapré fou.

Of course w`en we t`ink it de firs` go off, I know very strange it seem
For fader of us dey was offen die for flag of L`Ancien Regime,
From day w`en de voyageurs come out all de way from ole St. Malo,
Flyin` dat flag from de mas` above, an` long affer dat also.

De English fight wit` de Frenchman den over de whole contree,
Down by de reever, off on de wood, an` out on de beeg, beeg sea,
Killin`, an` shootin`, an` raisin` row, half tam dey don`t know w`at for,
W`en it`s jus` as easy get settle down, not makin` de crazy war.

Sometam` dey be quiet for leetle w`ile, you t`ink dey don`t fight no more,
An` den w`en dey`re feelin` all right agen, Bang! jus` lak` she was before.
Very offen we`re beatin` dem on de fight, sometam` dey can beat us, too,
But no feller`s scare on de `noder man, an` bote got enough to do.

An` all de long year she be go lak` dat, we never was know de peace,
Not`ing but war from de wes` contree down to de St. Maurice;
Till de las` fight`s comin` on Canadaw, an` brave Generale Montcalm
Die lak` a sojer of France is die, on Battle of Abraham.

Dat`s finish it all, an` de English King is axin` us stayin` dere
W`ere we have sam` right as de `noder peep comin` from Angleterre.
Long tam` for our moder so far away de poor Canayens is cry,
But de new step-moder she`s good an` kin`, an` it`s all right bimeby.

If de moder come dead w`en you`re small garçon leavin` you dere alone,
Wit` nobody watchin` for fear you fall, an hurt youse`f on de stone,
An` `noder good woman she tak` your han` de sam` your own moder do,
Is it right you don`t call her moder, is it right you don`t love her too?

Bâ non, an` dat was de way we feel, w`en de ole Regime`s no more,
An` de new wan come, but don`t change moche, w`y it`s jus` lak` it be before.
Spikin` Français lak` we alway do, an` de English dey mak no fuss,
An` our law de sam`, wall, I don`t know me, `twas better mebbe for us.

So de sam` as two broder we settle down, leevin` dere han` in han`,
Knowin` each oder, we lak` each oder, de French an` de Englishman,
For it`s curi`s t`ing on dis worl`, I`m sure you see it agen an` agen,
Dat offen de mos` worse ennemi, he`s comin` de bes`, bes` frien`.

So we`re kipin` so quiet long affer dat, w`en las` of de fightin`s done,
Dat plaintee is say, de new Canayens forget how to shoot de gun;
But Yankee man`s smart, all de worl` know dat, so he`s firs` fin` mistak`
      wan day
W`en he`s try cross de line, fusil on hee`s han`, near place dey call
      Chateaugay.

Of course it`s bad t`ing for poor Yankee man, De Salaberry be dere
Wit` habitant farmer from down below, an` two honder Voltigeurs,
Dem feller come off de State, I s`pose, was fightin` so hard dey can
But de blue coat sojer he don`t get kill, is de locky Yankee man!

Since den w`en dey`re comin on Canadaw, we alway be treat dem well,
For dey`re spennin` de monee lak` gentil-hommes, an` stay on de bes` hotel,
Den "Bienvenu," we will spik dem, an` "Come back agen nex` week,
So long you was kip on de quiet an` don`t talk de politique!"

Yass, dat is de way Victoriaw fin` us dis jubilee,
Sometam` we mak` fuss about not`ing, but it`s all on de familee,
An` w`enever dere`s danger roun` her, no matter on sea or lan`,
She`ll find that les Canayens can fight de sam` as bes` Englishman.

An` onder de flag of Angleterre, so long as dat flag was fly--
Wit` deir English broder, les Canayens is satisfy leev an` die.
Dat`s de message our fader geev us w`en dey`re fallin` on Chateaugay,
An` de flag was kipin` dem safe den, dat`s de wan we will kip alway!
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