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Big River
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Big River
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Muddy waters, rocks and sand
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Spring from the heart of the unbelievable land.
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She was born in the Great Slave Lake, she'll die Mackenzie Bay
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But in between she's a way of life for those of us who stay
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On the Big River.
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This river's full of undercurrents; it's full of dead-head logs,
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But it's also full of fish to feed your family and your dogs.
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Winter finds it clogged with ice, but then before your eyes,
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Summer comes, the barges run, there's fish camps and there's flies
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On the Big River.
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(Big River)
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La la la la la la la
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La la la
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La la la la la la la
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La la la
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Break up in the springtime, and freeze up in the fall
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The North comes to a standstill, nobody moves at all.
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Their lives revolve around the river, the river makes the rules.
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She'll help the strong to stay alive; they say she'll kill the fools.
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(Kill the fools...)
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She's a highway, she's an airstrip, she provides food and drink.
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The summer she's a swimming pool, the winter skatin' rink.
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She's a calender for those of us who must follow her or die:
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When the river changes, so do they, and no one questions why
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The Big River.
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(Big River)
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La la la la la la la
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La la la
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La la la la la la la
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La la la
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The Mackenzie's more than muddy water, the Mackenzie's more than sand,
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It takes more than a lot of water to make the river grand.
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It takes men and women who scratch for life in a cold, unfriendly land.
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Her greatness is her people and I'll have you understand
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It is they who make this land.
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La la la la la la la
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La la la
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La la la la la la la
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La la la
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La la la la la la la
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La la la
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