Текст песни Maple Syrup Time - Pete Seeger

First, you get the buckets ready
Clean the pans and gather firewood
Late in the winter
It's maple syrup time
You need warm and sunny days
But still a cold and freezing nighttime
For just a few weeks
Maple syrup time

We boil and boil and boil and boil it all day long
'Til ninety-seven percent of water evaporates, just like this song
And when what is left is syrupy, don't leave it too long
Keep up the fire, maple syrup time

I know it's not the quickest system
But each year I can't resist it
Get out the buckets and tap the trees in time
Making it is half the fun
And satisfaction when it's done
Keep up the fire, maple syrup time

My grandpa said perhaps it's just a waste of time
Ah, but no more than this attempt to make a happy little rhyme
So now swing your tail or pat your feet, but keep in good time
Keep up the fire, maple syrup time

I'll send this song around the world
With love to every boy and girl
Hoping they don't mind a little advice in rhyme
They'll find in life or evolution
Rarely is there a quick solution
Anything worthwhile takes a little time

We boil and boil and boil and boil it all life long
When what is left is syrupy, don't leave it on the flame too long
But now seize the minute, build a new world, sing an old song
Keep up the fire, maple syrup time

Keep up the fire, maple syrup time
Keep up the fire, maple syrup time
Split wood, not atoms
Keep up the fire, maple syrup time