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Butter Tarts

from Roseberry Road by Shelley Posen

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© 1997 Shelley Posen Well Done Music BMI
To download PDF lyric sheets and credits visit: shelleyposen.com/lyrics/

lyrics

You may talk about your pastries of Vienna
Or the cakes they sell in Paris à la carte
Such as almond Pithiviers or gâteau Saint-Honoré
But there’s none that can compare with butter tarts.

Oh, we eat them by the dozens at the cottage
In the country they’re a kind of tourist art
There is many a city slicker driving with a bumper sticker
That reads, CAUTION: THIS CAR BRAKES FOR BUTTER TARTS.

Now, there’s some that like the filling almost solid
For the robust, chewy texture it imparts
While others, just as choosy, like it syrupy and oozy
You just can’t account for taste in butter tarts.

Well, I can’t resist a piece of apple strudel
I’ve a tender spot for shortbread in my heart
I can always justify a second piece of cherry pie
But quite frankly I’d prefer a butter tart.

Au Québec, on mange la tire sur neige au printemps
En hiver y’a la poutine et la tourtière
En automne les fèves au lard, et le rôti de canard
Mais toute l’année on peut manger les tartes au beurre.

Now from time to time this country looks quite fragile
And threatens every day to come apart
But Anglophone or Québécois, east to west ’cross Canada

People stick together ’cause of butter tarts.
Butter tarts, butter tarts
People stick together ’cause of butter tarts.
Butter tarts, butter tarts
They’re a good excuse to stay intact
They may be all we’ve got, in fact
We’re Canadian as a dozen butter tarts.

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from Roseberry Road, released January 1, 2014
guitar: Paul Mills; bass: Dennis Pendrith; piano, accordion: Tom Leighton; percussion: Al Cross; violin: Anne Lindsay; clarinet: Bob DeAngelis

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Shelley Posen Ottawa, Ontario

SHELLEY POSEN is a Canadian songwriter and performer of his own and traditional songs. He writes in many styles and on many subjects. His songs are widely recognized for their wit, craftsmanship, and the profound effect many seem to have on listeners.

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