OVER the Snows Buoyantly goes The lumberers' bark canoe: Lightly they sweep, Wilder each leap, Rending the white-caps through. Away! Away! With the speed of a startled deer, While the steersman true And his laughing crew Sing of their wild career: "Mariners glide Far o'er the tide In ships that are stanch and strong: Safely as they Speed we away, Waking the woods with song." Away! Away! With the speed of a startled deer, While the laughing crew Of the swift canoe Sing of the raftsmen's cheer: "Through forest and brake, O'er rapid and lake, We're sport for the sun and rain; Free as the child Of the Arab wild. Hardened to toil and pain. Away! Away! With the speed of a startled deer, While our buoyant flight And the rapid's might Heighten our swift career." Over the Snows Buoyantly goes The lumberers' bark canoe: Lightly they sweep, Wilder each leap, Tearing the white-caps through. Away! Away! With the speed of a startled deer, There's a fearless crew In each light canoe To sing of the raftsmen's cheer. |