We moved to the river in forty-six
There were no other children nearby
The field was home to horseflies and ticks
At dusk we could hear the loons cry
There were no other children nearby
We lived on a long gravel road
At dusk we could hear the loons cry
My grandfather built our abode
We lived on a long gravel road
The oaks were sixty feet high
My grandfather built our abode
It opened to the river and the sky
The oaks were sixty feet high
Our house was of Norway pine
It opened to the river and the sky
Close friends came to talk and to dine
Our house was of Norway pine
My mother cooked whitefish and liver
Close friends came to talk and to dine
Mallard ducks flew in on the river
My mother cooked whitefish and liver
We didn’t have locks on our doors
Mallard ducks flew in on the river
Four foot snakes lived under our floors
We didn’t have locks on our doors
We climbed up the willow tree
Four foot snakes lived under our floors
My sister got stung by a bee
We climbed up the willow tree
We played on our basketball court
My sister got stung by a bee
In the woods I built my own fort
We played on our basketball court
We had acorn fights in the yard
In the woods I built my own fort
Swimming the river was hard
We had acorn fights in the yard
We shot cans with the twenty-two
Swimming the river was hard
The dogs got deer bones to chew
We shot cans with the twenty-two
My mother grew violets and lilies
The dogs got deer bones to chew
We children fell prey to the willies
My mother grew violets and lilies
The trillium bloomed in the spring
We children fell prey to the willies
My dad built my sister a swing
The trillium bloomed in the spring
The field held horseflies and ticks
My dad built my sister a swing
We moved to the river in forty-six
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