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[maplefrank]

i have been looking for the words to "Maple Sugar" a popular fiddle tune around here........

[OldManMaple]

Maple Sugar

One of Ward Allen's great tunes. The song is sung to two A parts, one B part, and one A part. That's also the way the tune is usually played.

It's spring where the maples grow, the water's running off the snow
The robin's coming home from then sunny souther clime
When the maple sap is flowing then I long to be going
To my home in the maple sugar time

Driving spiles in the maple trees with buckets boucing off my knees
And building up the fire underneath the boiling pan
And the finest candy that I know is maple syrup on a bowl of snow
In the land that I began

But I was growing older and I hoped some day my shoulders
Would be broad enough to swing an axe the way my daddy could
But a man's got to make his way and earn his living every day
There ain't no work around that maple wood

So I moved to the city cause that's where all the working was
The air that they breathe here smells like burning styrofoam
But there ain't no sugar maples here and in the spring of every year
My maple sugar forest calls me home

[happy thoughts]

Is this the tune?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYRYZHZYJc

If so, I found the lyrics here near the middle of the page:

http://ohara-mill.dmlinton.net:81/friends-of-ohara-mill/maple-syrup-fundraiser/


Now I left her in the mountain in the golden summer time,

And I told her not worry little darlin' gal of mine.

I told her that I loved her and I always would be true

When the moon comes o'er the mountain, I'll be waiting here for you.

She's my darling, she's my sweetheart, she the only one for me.

With a heart as pure as gold and in dreams her face I see.

For soon I'll be returning and the wedding bells will chime.
I
'll make her mine forever when it's maple sugar time.

The old time fiddle playing folks, will come from miles away,

To the maple sugar hoedown, On our happy wedding day.

I'll be a newborn country King and we'll paint a pretty scene.

I'll kiss her smiling ruby lips; she'll be my pretty Queen.

She's my maple syrup sweetheart, she's the only one for me.

With a heart as pure as gold and in dreams her face I see.

For Soon I'll be returning and the wedding bells will chime.

I'll make her mine forever when it's maple sugar time.

Hope this helps. Fiddle music may be as addictive as sugaring:)

[maplefrank]

thanks for the 2 replies!!!!!!!:) i have heard ward allen and many others play this...... i've got dial up......so i don't think i can listen.......:(

[maplefrank]

yes it is he one......finally heard a little bit...... stupid dial up!!!!!!!!

[happy thoughts]

Here's a small file size midi of the same tune that should work on dial up....

http://thebegavalley.org.au/fileadmin/registrations/personal/banjo/MAPLESUG.MID

In my short search, I found several lyric versions to this Canadian Allen tune on the net, some in French. If you want the links, just holler:)

post edit- the second stanza of my lyric version is used as the refrain and usually alternated with the others.

[PerryW]

Thanks for the MIDI. Worked fast on my dial-up. I've played stand-up bass to that song dozens of times but never knew it had lyrics! thanks.

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