Robin williamson the woodcutter's song lyrics

Words traditional English, music RW with fugal ideas by Chris Caswell 1978 



Oak logs will warm you well 

That are old and dry 

Logs of pine will sweetly smell 

But the sparks will fly 

Birchs long will burn too fast 

Chestnut scarce at all sir 

Hawthorn logs are good to last 

That are cut well in the fall sir 



Surely you will find 

There´s no compare with the hard wood logs 

That´s cut in the winter time 



Holly logs will burn like wax 

You could burn them green 

Elm logs burn like smouldering flax 

With no flame to be seen 

Beech logs for winter time 

Yew logs as well sir 

Green elder logs it is a crime 

For any man to sell sir 



Surely you will find 

There´s no compare with the hard wood logs 

That´s cut in the winter time 



Pear logs and apple logs 

They will scent your room 

and cherry logs across the dogs 

They smell like flowers of broom 

But ash logs smooth and grey 

Buy them green or old, sir 

and buy up all that come your way 

They´re worth their weight in gold sir