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voyageur song 
one of the French-Canadian folksongs sung by the voyageurs; work song.
See also: Canadian boat-song
- 1807 (1809) They strike off, singing a song peculiar to themselves, called the Voyageur Song: one man takes the lead, and all the others join in a chorus.
- 1860 (1934) ... the fleet of canoes darted out from an island to meet him ... to the inspiring cadences of a voyageur song.
- 1962 The forty-two delightful jongleur and voyageur songs contained in this volume are the works of a man who has devoted his life to preserving the folklore of Canada's early French settlers.
- 1807 (1809) They strike off, singing a song peculiar to themselves, called the Voyageur Song: one man takes the lead, and all the others join in a chorus.