Canada's answer to This Land is Your Land. Could have been sung by Stompin Tom Connors. Looking for singers to sing it.
patriotic
canada day
Story behind the song
Just wanted to define what it is to be Canadian...
Lyrics
THE LAND OF CANADA
Words and music ©2004 by Ilia Avroutine
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The wheels are rolling,
The clouds are running,
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The road is winding,
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It’s got no end.
The birds are singing,
In green hills and white streams,
I see around me
A happy land.
CHORUS:
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Oh, the Land of Canada
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Is strong and free,
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We got our manners
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So, no bragging here,
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Oh, the Land of Canada
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This is where I live!
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We got our manners -
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And our Maple Leaf!
We got the whole world
We got both young and old,
And there’s still space there
For a billion or two.
True, sometimes it’s cold,
But patience is gold,
So, we got plenty,
We’ll never run through.
CHORUS
We’re very different,
But we are all friends,
We’re Canadian,
Je suis Canadien.
We are peace-makers,
When there’re no takers,
We do our duty,
We got the plan.
Even when I slow down
Rush hour ‘n a big town,
I know I’ll find
A friendly place,
I know that I’m home,
No matter where I’m from,
And I can count on
Lots of help and grace.
CHORUS
Yeah, we play hockey,
Not much for talking,
Just look at the Rockies
And the Great Lakes, there.
We got St. Lawrence, and the City of Dawson,
Vancouver Island,
With lots to spare.
Toronto, Edmonton, Halifax and Moncton,
Montreal and Ottawa, Regina and St. John,
Calgary, St Catharine’s, Winnipeg and Hull,
Quebec City, Cornwall, and Niagara Falls…
Saskatoon, Iqaluit, Yellowknife and Fredericton,
Victoria, Burnaby, Chambly and Armstrong,
Charlottetown, Kingston, Whitehorse and White Rock,
Oshawa, Guelph, Brossard and Revelstoke.
CHORUS