This song is fascinating because it has spread around the globe in the old-fashioned way, mostly from person-to-person...not through recorded media.
I learned this song in the early 80s. There's a bit of my story, and how Elizabeth May got involved below.
However, what's your story of this fabulous song?
To get the ball rolling, here's what composer Peter Krug has to say about this, from Mudcat.org:
"I wrote Chainsaw in the fall of 1976 while cutting firewood with a borrowed chainsaw and brooding over the…
woman with a chainsaw
This page celebrates the great Peter Krug song "I Gotta Find A Woman With A Chainsaw", and the video that goes with my version of the tune (below). I'm pleased as punch that Elizabeth May M.P. leader of the Canadian Green Party is such a great sport and a genuine, hardworking and brilliant public servant.
Elizabeth's first reaction tweet. And during one of the 2015 leaders' election debates where she was not included:

Let's make this a movement!
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Elizabeth's first reaction tweet. And during one of the 2015 leaders' election debates where she was not included:

Let's make this a movement!
- Use the #womanwithachainsaw with your posts featuring news or photos of your woman with a chainsaw to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
- Learn the song (lyrics and chords)
- Select the subtitles on the video and sing along!
- Film your version and add to the growing number on YouTube (playlist)...points for creativity!
- If you already know the song, post your story by leaving a comment at the blog page or below
- Share the YouTube video , or the Facebook version with your friends!
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