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Apr 4th 2011!⃝A song about how carrying a canoe is a metaphor for carrying the weight of the world on one's shoulders.
The yoke is a moulded piece of wood that attaches from one gunnel to the other of a canoe. The yoke is used when a person carries a canoe by themselves. Also known as 'soloing' a canoe.
The song is also about how to just sit back and relax. Leave the worries to others sometimes.