CASCAPEDIA
( J. Wilson)
© Ochiltree 136 Publishing/Laker Music (2007)

They’d walk seventy miles to find their mate,
and that again to have their young
It happens every year
Just like the salmon – right here

When all the inside world’s a mess –
step outside,
and look around,
just look around

Keep your eye on the line
Watch a fish turn fowl then fly
And this memory will always mean –
The Emperor and me on the banks of the Cascapedia

Where the maple casts its shadow,
is where we’ll cast our line
And we’ll throw back all the wee ones
Take no fish – before its time

When all the inside world is screaming –
step outside,
listen loud,
and listen now

Keep your eye on the line
Those forty-pounders swim many miles
Mind this story, mind this smile,
Mind the Emperor, me and the banks of the Cascapedia

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From the Forthcoming Album: THE PEACEMAKER’S CHAUFFEUR