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| JOHNNIE COURTEAU of de mountain, | |
| Johnnie Courteau of de hill— | |
| Dat was de boy can shoot de gun, | |
| Dat was de boy can jomp an’ run, | |
| An’ it ’s not very offen you ketch heem still— | 5 |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| Ax dem along de reever, | |
| Ax dem along de shore, | |
| Who was mos’ bes’ fightin’ man | |
| From Managance to Shaw-in-i-gan? | 10 |
| De place w’ere de great beeg rapide roar— | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| Sam’ t’ing on ev’ry shaintee | |
| Up on de Mekinac: | |
| Who was de man can walk de log, | 15 |
| W’en w’ole of de reever she ’s black wit’ fog, | |
| An’ carry de beeges’ load on hees back? | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| On de rapide you want to see heem | |
| If de raf’ she ’s swingin’ roun, | 20 |
| An’ he ’s yellin’, ‘Hooraw Bateese! good man!’ | |
| W’y de oar come double on hees han’ | |
| W’en he ’s makin’ dat raf’ go flyin’ down— | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| An’ Tête de Boule chief can tole you | 25 |
| De feller w’at save hees life, | |
| W’en beeg moose ketch heem up a tree, | |
| Who ’s shootin’ dat moose on de head, sapree! | |
| An’ den run off wit’ hees Injun wife? | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | 30 |
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| An’ he only have pike pole wit’ heem | |
| On Lac a la Tortue, | |
| W’en he meet de bear comin’ down de hill, | |
| But de bear very soon is get hees fill! | |
| An’ he sole dat skin for ten dollar too— | 35 |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| Oh, he never was scare for not’ing | |
| Lak de ole coureurs de bois, | |
| But w’en he ’s gettin’ hees winter pay | |
| De bes’ t’ing sure is kip out de way; | 40 |
| For he ’s goin’ right off on de Hip Hooraw! | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| Den pullin’ hees sash aroun’ heem | |
| He dance on hees botte sauvage, | |
| An’ shout, ‘All aboar’ if you want to fight!’ | 45 |
| Wall! you never can see de finer sight | |
| W’en he go lak dat on de w’ole village! | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| But Johnnie Courteau get marry | |
| On Philomene Beaurepaire: | 50 |
| She ’s nice leetle girl was run de school | |
| On w’at you call Parish of Sainte Ursule, | |
| An’ he see her off on de pique-nique dere— | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| Den somet’ing come over Johnnie | 55 |
| W’en he marry on Philomene, | |
| For he stay on de farm de w’ole year roun’, | |
| He chop de wood an’ he plough de groun’, | |
| An’ he ’s quieter feller was never seen— | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | 60 |
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| An’ ev’ry wan feel astonish, | |
| From La Tuque to Shaw-in-i-gan, | |
| W’en dey hear de news was goin’ aroun’, | |
| Along on de reever up an’ down, | |
| How wan leetle woman boss dat beeg man— | 65 |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| He never come out on de evening | |
| No matter de hard we try, | |
| ’Cos he stay on de kitchen an’ sing hees song: | |
| ‘A la claire fontaine, | 70 |
| M’en allant promener, | |
| J’ai trouvé l’eau si belle | |
| Que je m’y suis baigner! | |
| Il y a longtemps que je t’aime, | |
| Jamais je ne t’oublierai.’ | 75 |
| Rockin’ de cradle de w’ole night long, | |
| Till baby ’s asleep on de sweet bimeby— | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| An’ de house, wall! I wish you see it: | |
| De place she ’s so nice an’ clean | 80 |
| Mus’ wipe your foot on de outside door, | |
| You’re dead man sure if you spit on de floor, | |
| An’ he never say not’ing on Philomene— | |
| Johnnie Courteau! | |
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| An’ Philomene watch de monee | 85 |
| An’ put it all safe away | |
| On very good place; I dunno w’ere, | |
| But anyhow nobody see it dere, | |
| So she ’s buyin’ new farm de noder day— | |
| Madame Courteau! | 90 |
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