Wilderness Wheel

[Intro]
Yes
Now, if we're really quiet—

[Chorus]
Paddling
Paddling
Paddling
Paddling
Paddling

[Verse 1]
See that white pine tree?
That's an eagle's nest on top of it
Now if we're really lucky—
Ah—oh my gosh

[Chorus]
Paddling
Paddling
Paddling
Paddling
Paddling

[Verse 2]
There are only two loons per lake
Hear them answer on the other lake?
What? That's weird
Hey! There's a deer, two fawns
They're staring at us

[Verse 3]
You
You've come from so far
To be here right now
Streaming from the four corners of this beautiful round
Teeming marketplaces
Dusty caravans
Phoenician triremes
Silent mountain paths

[Verse 4]
Pompeii
Constantinople
Kaikobad
Pehlevi
Tanton
Tokyo
Okinawa
Oahu
Who are you?
Who am I?
Delphi
Many miles
Many lives
To reach this undulating light

[Chorus]
Paddling
Paddling
Paddling
Paddling
J-stroke

[Verse 5]
Hey, there's a beaver dam
I don't see any beavers
Look! There, oh, oh, oh—over there!
A moose
And, and a bear
And a wolf
And a rabbit
Did you know that all God's creatures got shoes?
It's true
Just one more portage to go

[Verse 6]
Cabin
Wilderness
Waiting
Tired
Dusty
Strip
Bathe
Firelight
Listening
To the great wilderness wheel
Whence we came