Wade Hemsworth - The Black Fly Song lyrics
rate me'Twas early in the spring when I decide to go<br />
For to work up in the woods in north on-tar-i-o<br />
The unemployment office said they'd send me through<br />
To the little abi-tibi with the survey crew<br />
<br />
And the black flies, the little black flies<br />
Always the black fly, no matter where you go<br />
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones<br />
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o<br />
<br />
Now the man, black toby was the captain of the crew<br />
And he said, "I'm gonna tell you boys what we're gonna do<br />
They want to build a power dam and we must find a way<br />
For to make the little ab flow around the other way"<br />
<br />
And the black flies, the little black flies<br />
Always the black fly, no matter where you go<br />
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones<br />
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o<br />
<br />
So we survey to the east and we survey to the west<br />
And we couldn't make our minds up how to do it best<br />
Little ab, little ab, what shall I do<br />
For I'm all but goin' crazy on the survey crew<br />
<br />
And the black flies, the little black flies<br />
Always the black fly, no matter where you go<br />
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones<br />
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o<br />
<br />
It was black fly, black fly everywhere<br />
A-crawlin' in your whiskers, a-crawlin' in your hair<br />
A-swimmin' in the soup, and a'swimmin in the tea<br />
Oh the devil take the black fly and let me be<br />
<br />
And the black flies, the little black flies<br />
Always the black fly, no matter where you go<br />
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones<br />
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o<br />
<br />
Black toby fell to swearin' 'cause the work went slow<br />
And the state of our morale was gettin' pretty low<br />
And the flies swarmed heavy, it was hard to catch a breath<br />
As you staggered up and down the trail talkin' to yourself<br />
<br />
And the black flies, the little black flies<br />
Always the black fly, no matter where you go<br />
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones<br />
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o<br />
<br />
Now the bull cook's name was blind river joe<br />
If it hadn't been for him we'd have never pulled through<br />
For he bound up our bruises, and he kidded us for fun<br />
And he lathered us with bacon grease and balsam gum<br />
<br />
And the black flies, the little black flies<br />
Always the black fly, no matter where you go<br />
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones<br />
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o<br />
<br />
At last the job was over, black toby said, we're through<br />
With the little abitibi and the survey crew<br />
'Twas a wonderful experience and this I know<br />
I'll never go again to north ontar-i-o<br />
<br />
And the black flies, the little black flies<br />
Always the black fly, no matter where you go<br />
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones<br />
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o
