Brave Mountaineers Lyrics - Gordon Lightfoot

Born in the country and I like that country smile 

Of the little girls and boys, they remind me of a child 

That I knew and a big harvest moon 

That shon' by suppertime in the dusty afternoon 

And I need to be there 

When the autumn wind goes whistlin' through the trestle we would climb 

Like brave mountaineers 

We never were much bothered by time 

Born in the country and I like that country song 

We played for just a nickel every time we got to town 

And I bought you a dime diamond ring 

In the hayloft we would play, we were princesses and kings 

And I need to be there 

When the world gets too heavy and the shadows cross my mind 

Like brave mountaineers 

We never were much bothered by time 

Born in the country and I like that country way 

Of the uncles and the cousins and the card games they would play 

While the young ones slept overhead 

Beneath the quilts that mother made, when all the prayers were said 

And I need to be there 

When the autumn wind goes whistlin' through the trestle we would climb 

Like brave mountaineers 

We never were much bothered by time 

And I need to be there 

When the world gets too heavy and the shadows cross my mind 

Like brave mountaineers 

We never were much bothered by time