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Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Canonical path: /gordon-lightfoot/couchiching
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Couchiching
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Couchiching
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There's a town they call Orillia
It is there of which I sing
It is just above Lake Simcoe
By Lake Couchiching
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oou-chi-ching, by Lake Couchiching
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oo-oou-chi-ching
Across the raging Narrows
Casino Rama stands
Where there once were only sparrows
People come from other lands
To the west lie hills aplenty
If skiing is your thing
You can while away the summer
By Lake Couchiching
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oou-chi-ching, by Lake Couchiching
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oo-oou-chi-ching
In Orillia they had movies
And sports and music too
And all around the shore line
Were the folks that we all knew
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oou-chi-ching, by Lake Couchiching
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oo-oou-chi-ching
Now I've spent my life in travel
Now I've spent my life in dust
Now I've spent my life in family
Now I've spent my life in trust
Any way you'd like to cut it
It'll hit you with a ping
When you think about Orillia
And it's by Lake Couchiching
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oou-chi-ching, by Lake Couchiching
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oo-oou-chi-ching
When I get my final slumber
When I pawn my diamond ring
I will do my final number
By Lake Couchiching
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oou-chi-ching, by Lake Couchiching
Couchiching, Couchiching, by Lake Couchiching
Coo-oo-oou-chi-ching
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