John Johnston
Peter White
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From the hills of northern Ireland to the forests of the Algonquin If you had known John Johnston, you'd have known a gentleman All for love and love for all, and all beside St. Mary's falls With the woman of the green glade in the hinterland He was born into the gentry not so far from Belfast town He was fatherless at seven years of age He loved literature and history and to not burden his family So in the year 1790 he turned a new page He was twenty-eight years old when he set foot down in New York He made his way on up to Montreal He met a man named Andrew Todd who said let's go to Mackinac You'll trap your weight in furs and sell them all From Mackinac he set out for the island of Lapointe When winter came his men deserted him At the end of lake Superior he was up against it that's for sure But John stood there and took it on the chin From the hills of northern Ireland to the forests of the Algonquin If you had known John Johnston, you'd have known a gentleman All for love and love for all, and all beside St. Mary's falls With the woman of the green glade in the hinterland While trading up at Red Cliff Point with man they called Wa-bo-jeeg His eyes fell on the daughter of the chief He sighed a sigh, asked himself why, then died a death that would not die Then asked the man to save him from his grief "White Man!" said the chief, "You ask me for my daughter's hand, But how do I know that your heart is pure? I've watched your other countrymen take women and then abandon them Come back in one year and we will know what's sure John could not believe these words and tried hard to persuade With arguments and presents all in vain One year later with his breath he swore to hold her 'till his death In autumn colours, winter snow, in spring and summer rain From the hills of northern Ireland to the forests of the Algonquin If you had known John Johnston, you'd have known a gentleman All for love and love for all, and all beside St. Mary's falls With the woman of the green glade in the hinterland O'zhawguscodaywiquay was the name of John's new bride For 36 long years they lived as one Eight children filled their family of love there at Sault Ste Marie In Chippewa moonlight and Irish sun As years went by the offers came to take John far away With thanks he turned every one of them down One smile from those he loved was all John Johnston wanted to recall The day they laid his body in the ground From the hills of northern Ireland to the forests of the Algonquin If you had known John Johnston, you'd have known a gentleman A ll for love and love for all, and all beside St. Mary's falls With the woman of the green glade in the hinterland
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