I WAS SITTING IN A DETROIT BAR THIS GUY HE SAYS TO ME
YOU MUST BE FROM CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND MAYBE
NO, I SAID, YOUR SLIGHTLY OFF, AS I POINTED WITH MY BEER
IÔÇÖM FROM UP ABOVE THE MITTEN, THIS PLACE OVER HERE
I STILL WEAR MY SWAMPERS AND I DRIVE MY BEAT UP TRUCK
I GO UP TO WITCH LAKE EVERY YEAR TO GET MY BUCK
WHEN I GET BACK TO DETROIT ALL THE GUYS THEY LAUGH AT ME
TWO WEEKS AT THE DEER CAMP AND IÔÇÖM SPEAKING YOOPANESE
IÔÇÖM A YOOPERMAN FROM YOOPERLAND, YOUÔÇÖLL FIND US EVERYWHERE
I COME HERE FOR THE PAYCHECKS, BUT I MISS THAT U.P. AIR
IÔÇÖM A YOOPERMAN FROM YOOPERLAND, IÔÇÖM NOT DOWN HERE BY CHOICE
MY HEART IS BACK IN YOOPERLAND BUT MY ASS IS IN DETROIT
MY WIFE IS FROM MT. CLEMENS, SHEÔÇÖS A TROLL FROM DOWN BELOW
I DRAGGED HER UP TO YOOPERLAND, SHE DIDNÔÇÖT WANNA GO
BUT WHEN SHE SAW THE COLORS AND SHE SMELLED THAT U.P. AIR
NOW SHE WANTS TO QUIT HER JOB AND GO TO LIVE UP THERE
I WORK HARD FOR HENRY FORD I NEVER MISS A DAY
I DONÔÇÖT LIKE THE CITY BUT I SURE DONÔÇÖT MIND THE PAY
MY KIDS WERE BORN BELOW THE BRIDGE BUT THEIR ROOTS THEY CANÔÇÖT FORGET
WE HEAD NORTH TO YOOPERLAND EVERY CHANCE WE GET
IÔÇÖM A YOOPERMAN FROM YOOPERLAND, YOUÔÇÖLL FIND US EVERYWHERE
I COME HERE FOR THE PAYCHECKS, BUT I MISS THAT U.P. AIR
IÔÇÖM A YOOPERMAN FROM YOOPERLAND, IM NOT DOWN HERE BY CHOICE
MY HEART IS BACK IN YOOPERLAND, BUT MY ASS IS IN DETROIT
