I’m putting this in GQ because I’m looking for a factual answer, not a discussion of Stompin’ Tom Connors.
What are the lyrics to Canada Day and Gumboot Cloggin’? I tried google, but didn’t turn anything up.
Thanks.
Should have asked me two weeks ago when Stompin’ Tom came by my father-in-law’s place. Damn, you missed him by that much.
The first hit from Google for “gumboot cloggin” gave a 404, but the cache (http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:T6o7SEQmNzgC:abrokencrate.com/secret/view.cgi%3F42+“gumboot+cloggin”&hl=en&ie=UTF8) gave these lyrics:
Gumboot Clogeroo
Oh we sailed away at the break of day to pull traps in oilskin trousers-
On the “Susie Jack” but tonite we’re back wit a tousand pounds a lobsters-
Oh Shanty town we’re gonna tear ya down we got the money comin out a me stockins
Tonite I’m due to bushwack Sue-and take’er to the gumboot clogeroo
And We’ll do a little gumboot cloggin-do a little gumboot cloggin-do a little gumboot cloggin-
There’s fishin brews and a Cold Hog stew and a boeee-owl of Clam Chowder-
Just see me reach for dat Newfie Screech when they diddle up the fiddle jig louder-
Hear the French girls sing and da geetars ring and the squeeze box squeetity squawkin-
Me and my Sue gonna Whoop de do take er to da Gumboot Clogeroo
And we’ll do a little gumboot cloggin-do a little gumboot cloggin
couldn’t find lyrics for Canada Day, though
Huh. Maybe I shouldn’t have put the apostrophe at the end of cloggin?
The only part of Canada Day I can remember is “It’s Canada Day / Up Canada Way / On the first day of July”.