Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Marie Woolf
Publication Date: September 1, 2025 - 08:00
Monty Python’s iconic lumberjack and Mountie costumes find permanent home on display in Canada
September 1, 2025
Monty Python’s absurdist tribute to Canadian tree fellers – the famed Lumberjack Song – is renowned across the world as a comedic classic.
Even real lumberjacks like to sing the lyrics: “I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay. I sleep all night. And I work all day.”
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