Name: Ballad of the Lumberjack
Duration: P00H03M25S
Description: I originally wrote this song for my old band, IronStein, to be sung by our other singer, who would take his shirt of and run around with an axe! The main riff is a traditional Irish reel, called Dan Breen's Reel.

Ballad of the Lumberjack

from Made In My Bedroom by Ceolskog

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I originally wrote this song for my old band, IronStein, to be sung by our other singer, who would take his shirt of and run around with an axe! The main riff is a traditional Irish reel, called Dan Breen's Reel.

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I'm not afraid of hard work,
Be it rain, snow or shine.
All I need is my axe,
And a nice big pine.
No job too hard for me,
Be it willow, gum or fir.
Just show me to the tree,
And I will yell, “timber!"

It’s a hard and heavy job,
But a lumberjack is strong.
The trees are no match for my great big arms.
I'm tired, cold, and hungry,
But the forest is my bed.
It keeps a woodsman warm,
And keeps it keeps his belly fed,
As I eat up all the animals,
And make ale from my sweat.

Well the woodsmen all are singing.
And our axes all are swinging.
My hands are big and hard and strong and callused.
I’ve only got one leg,
And I just lost an eye,
In a fight with a bear,
And a sasquatch.

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from Made In My Bedroom, released October 10, 2015

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Ceolskog Hamilton, New Zealand

Ceolskog is the folk metal project of Adam Helliwell, a singer and guitarist from New Zealand. Ceolskog's style is a cross between traditional folk music, particularly Celtic and Nordic, and heavy metal.

Ceol means music in Irish, and skog means forest in Norwegian. Although a solo project for now, it will hopefully become an entire band in the future. ... more

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