This occupation required a great deal of strength and physical agility, and Hemsworth was struck by how much the sight of log drivers at work resembled dancing.
A log driver's waltz pleases girls completely.The lyrics are often misheard as "whirling" or "twirling" instead of "birling".
The song also contains considerable double-entendre, beginning with the sentiments of the opening stanza: If you ask any girl from the parish around, What pleases her most from her head to her toes; She'll say, "I'm not sure that it's business of yours,
The Hidden Cameras, an indie pop band from Canada, recorded a version of the song on their 2016 release, Home On Native Land.
The NFB also produced a French version of the film, "La valse du maître draveur", with lyrics translated by Philippe Tatartcheff, the McGarrigle sisters' longtime collaborator.