Old Firewood Song.

[PeteB]

I don't know if this has been put up before. I can remember my Uncle David singing this as he rattled off a load one day back in the ealry 70's when I was a kid. Then I found a ancient copy of Forestry and British Timber and it was in there.

 

Logs to Burn.

Beechwood fires burn bright and clear, Hornbeam blazes too,

If the logs are kept for a year, to season through and through

Chorus:    Logs to burn, logs to burn,

                Logs to save the coal a turn,

                Here’s a word to make you wise’

                When you hear the woodsman cry.

Oaken logs will warm you well, if they’re old and dry,

Larch logs of pinewood smell, but the sparks will fly.

Chorus:

Pine is good and so is Yew for warmth through wintery days.

The Poplar and Willow too, they take too long to blaze.

Chorus:

Birch logs will burn too fast, Alder scarce at all,

Chestnut logs are good to last, cut them in the fall.

Chorus:

Holly logs will burn like wax – you should burn them green –

Elm logs like smouldering flax, with no flames with them are seen.

Chorus:

Pear logs and Apple logs, they will scent your room,

Cherry logs, across the dogs, they smell like flowers in bloom.

Chorus:

Ash logs, so smooth and grey, burn them green or old,

Buy up all that come your way – they’re worth their weight in gold.

                                                                (Traditional English)

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, PeteB said:

I don't know if this has been put up before. I can remember my Uncle David singing this as he rattled off a load one day back in the ealry 70's when I was a kid. Then I found a ancient copy of Forestry and British Timber and it was in there.

 

Logs to Burn.

Beechwood fires burn bright and clear, Hornbeam blazes too,

If the logs are kept for a year, to season through and through

Chorus:    Logs to burn, logs to burn,

                Logs to save the coal a turn,

                Here’s a word to make you wise’

                When you hear the woodsman cry.

Oaken logs will warm you well, if they’re old and dry,

Larch logs of pinewood smell, but the sparks will fly.

Chorus:

Pine is good and so is Yew for warmth through wintery days.

The Poplar and Willow too, they take too long to blaze.

Chorus:

Birch logs will burn too fast, Alder scarce at all,

Chestnut logs are good to last, cut them in the fall.

Chorus:

Holly logs will burn like wax – you should burn them green –

Elm logs like smouldering flax, with no flames with them are seen.

Chorus:

Pear logs and Apple logs, they will scent your room,

Cherry logs, across the dogs, they smell like flowers in bloom.

Chorus:

Ash logs, so smooth and grey, burn them green or old,

Buy up all that come your way – they’re worth their weight in gold.

                                                                (Traditional English)

NOOOOO !

[PeteB]

I guess it has been up a few times from your reaction?

[IRE David H]

46 minutes ago, PeteB said:

I guess it has been up a few times from your reaction?

several several times

[Sheepy]

Had a similar thing up in a old local.. some truth too it some artistic licence to make a good song though

[felixthelogchopper]

I heard a great one like this. It goes like this;

 

Wood burns, water doesn't.

[Mark Bolam]

Best one yet Al.

What does the chorus go like?

[the village idiot]

30 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Best one yet Al.

What does the chorus go like?

Dooby dooby doo

My stove has a flue

Shoo wop doo wop

I got it from a shop

 

Killer tune!

[Yournamehere]

Sha na na na

Sha na na na

Hey ey ey

Hornbeam

[Mark Bolam]

You lads are wasted on here, honestly.