Song Description

Memories of summer vacations at a family cabin. Playful, nostalgic and tender in ¾ time with sibling sing-along intro/outro, guitar, mandolin, accordion and vocal harmonies

Lyrics

At the foot of a tall-standing pine tree
In the land of ten-thousand lakes
It's the scent of the pine that reminds me
One breath, that's all it takes
Then I am drifting away to my childhood
To the times when the school year was through
And if I could go back then I would
If only for a day or two (Back where...)

The rowboat is a tall ship, my dad is the captain
We kids precious cargo with far shores to roam
There's Mom in the window, she's queen of the cabin
Keeping the light and guiding us home

Those were days full of promise and wonder
We were princesses, pirates and kings
With our booty from the beaches we plundered
Sparkling like dragonfly wings
Now your memories of long ago pleasures
May be buried deep in the sand
But if you've ever gone digging for treasures
Then you understand (You know...)

The rowboat is a tall ship, my dad is the captain
We kids precious cargo with far shores to roam
There's Mom in the window, she's queen of the cabin
Keeping the light and guiding us home
Home

On the day that I reach the hereafter
If the choice of a heaven is mine
I want fishing and swimming and laughter
And the scent of that northern pine (There'll be...)

A rowboat, a tall ship, my dad is the captain
We kids, precious cargo, those far shores we've roamed
There's Mom in the window, she's queen of the cabin
Keeping the light and calling us home
Home