Lyrics

Manitoulin
(© Nov. 4, 1990, Rick Moody)
(can use first or second chord (e.g. for Am/Bm play Am or Bm))

Verse 1:

Am/Bm F/G
Oh there once was an island that sang in

the sun
C/D
and its shores mourned the battles and
G/A
wars it had won.
Am/Bm F/G
Where the elders gathered and called on

his name.
C/D G/A
for their gods were the spirits of trees.

Chorus:

F/G G/A Am/Bm
Manitoulin
F/G G/A Am/Bm
Manitou
F/G G/A Am/Bm
Manitoulin
F/G G/A Am/Bm
Manitou

Verse 2:

Am/Bm F/G
Well the birch and the alder, the spruce

and the pine.
C/D G/A
the sumac slow burning, the flowers in

your mind.
Am/Bm F/G
Sweet grass in summer and Yarrow in fall
C/D G/A
then none to remember Oka.

Chorus:

Verse 3.

Am/Bm F/G
The water flows shining out over Gore Bay.
C/D G/A
to dream of a black bear brings long-life

they say.
Am/Bm F/G
The lake out at Wolsey where eagles fly

low
C/D G/A
and Manitowaning His home.

Chorus:

Repeat Verse 1 to end.