MORE WOOD



Dillon Bustin



1. In the fall of the year, when you feel the winter near

And the days are clear

It surely isn't good to sit by the fire

And want to stoke it higher

When you should be cutting more wood.

From November to march, the winter winds are harsh

On the fields and the marsh they're covered up with snow

When you trudge to the shed you have to scratch your head

Because the dad-blamed pile's getting low on...



Chorus:

Wood (hard wood)

Firewood (dry wood)

There's not a stove in the world

That's going to do you any good

Without wood (stove wood)

We could (you should)

Be out cutting more wood.



2. When the kindling is dwindling, the bottom logs get soggy

Those ricks of sticks and racks and stacks

It makes you wonder where they go and barnfuls of armfuls

They only last a week or so

And then you'll be hurting for wood.

Well the sassafras it burns too fast,

It starts the fire but never lasts

And swamp oak likes to smoke you blow it till you think you'll choke.

But hickory is just the tree to remind you of the ecstasy

Of having a pile of good wood, I said ...



3. Well the Scandia and Jotul brands are made so far across the sea

The Fisher kind and Timberline are made here in the country

With all the rest put to the test the one I like the best

Is the one my Uncle Wade he made for me.

He took an oil drum and welded some piping from the septic tank

And fore and aft he cut a draft, and then he made a damper crank

With an old broom from the back room. He painted it fire engine red

And said now watch her consume your....



4. When the spring rolls around and I spade the muddy ground

I have often found I lay my saw away,





The shed is empty and yet you can make a bet

That I'll forget to be cutting more wood.

The old timers say to split a little every day

And stack it away to season well, but

From March to November I rarely do remember

December will find me in a rut...



Last Chorus:

Without wood (hard wood)

Firewood (dry wood)

There's not a stove in the world

That's going to do you any good

Without wood (stove wood)

We could (you should)

Be out cutting some

Throw it in the oil drum

What do you think your saw is for

You can always use some more wood.





1984

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