I love this part of the world – it’s held a special place in my life – and Parry Sound native, Katherine Wheatley was the gentle midwife as this song was wending its way into the world.
lyrics
Oh honey won’t you come walk with me
Get off the hot tar road, wander off with me
We’ll climb high upon the rock
Oh honey, won’t you come and walk
We’ll head on down, the old lake road
Pass the bend where the Seguin flows
Take backwood trails, that call our soul
In this home I know as Parry Sound
Oh honey won’t you come ride with me
Maybe pack a chute, and fly with me
The water is never too wide
Oh honey, won’t you come and ride
We’ll cruise around, take in the air
The warm wild wind, blowing through our hair
Around the bay, to who knows where
We’re gonna ride, ride, ride ‘til the sun goes down
At night we’ll lie, upon the shore
Black velvet sky, pine needle floor
We’ll slip on in, through heaven’s door
Into deep, sweet dreams in Parry Sound
Oh honey, won’t you come away with me
To the water’s edge, by the bay with me
Spending forever and a day
Oh honey, won’t you come away
To the water’s edge, by the bay
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