# Säkkijärven polkka (MW's English rewrite revision 2)
## Original Finnish lyrics by: Reino Helismaa
### Rewritten by Michael Washboard


The land of Karjalan only a beautiful memory—
but its music still sounds from the heart heavily,
When a musician plays it, it's always a please:
Säkkijärvi polkka!

That polkka brings past times to mind
And a bond that's never been left behind.
Hey, musician, let the accordion play
Säkkijärvi polkka!

  The young and the old are dancing with cheer
  With that polkka, nothing else compares!
  Even caries on with-out a roof to share
  Säkkijärvi polkka!

  It has the rippling of the waves with ease
  It has the waver of pine trees.
  Karjalan sounds — everybody knows its beat:
  Säkkijärvi polkka!

    Come on, come on, girl, come on, join in da dance,
    When the polkka twinkle in the bright night sky
    Hoi! bite the bullet, and shallow down the gullet,
    When you look up to find that shine

    Come on, come on, girl, come on, join in tha dance,
    When we have joy and summerly times!
    Säkkijärvi we may have lost,
    But we still have left its polkka!

When the dearest strands have left us.
Behind as wanderer to finds solace
When listen to wistful musikka
Säkkijärvi polkka!

Just a polkka, but it's of the kind
That reminds of our fond kinship.
The sound of the beautiful Karjalan is
Säkkijärvi polkka!

  [repeat pre-chorus]

      [repeat chorus]