VFMC — Fireside Fiddlers — Gum Tree Canoe

A Gum Tree Canoe

From Mrs J. Wilson of Saint Arnaud, Victoria. According to research by VFMC member, Bruce Fraser, the tune is clearly derived from an American tune of the same name composed by S.S. Steele, 1847. However both the melody and the lyrics have been altered significantly in the Australian version below. (Other Australian versions are also known.)

Resources:

Score: Mrs Wilson's in the key of F (PDF)
Score: Mrs Wilson's in the key of G (PDF)
Score: Mrs Wilson's in the key of D (PDF)

Score: Mr Steele's in the key of G (PDF)
Lyrics: Mr Steele's full poem (PDF)

Listen: Mrs Wilson's in the key of D (M4A)
Listen: Mrs Wilson's half speed in the key of D (M4A)
Listen: Mrs Wilson's with chords in the key of D (M4A)

Listen: Mrs Wilson's in the key of F (M4A)
Listen: Mrs Wilson's in the key of G (MP3)
Listen: Mrs Wilson's half speed in the key of G (MP3)

Listen: Mr Steele's in the key of G (MP3)
Listen: Mr Steele's half speed in the key of G (MP3)

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