Space Opera With a Twist

Tag: Canada Day

Happy Birthday Canada!

O, land of blue unending skies,

Mountains strong and sparkling snow,

A scent of freedom in the wind,

O’er the emerald fields below.

 

To thee we brought our hopes, our dreams,

For thee we stand together,

Our land of peace, where proudly flies,

The Maple Leaf forever.

 

(Chorus)

Long may it wave, and grace our own,

Blue skies and stormy weather,

Within my heart, above my home,

The Maple Leaf forever!

 

O, Maple Leaf around the world,

You speak as you rise high above,

Of courage, peace and quiet strength,

Of the Canada that I love.

 

Remind us all, our union bound

By ties we cannot sever,

Bright flag revered on every ground,

The Maple Leaf forever!

 

As sung by Anne Murray

Instrumental version

Happy Birthday Canada

Call it Dominion Day or Canada Day – July 1st, 2016 marks the 149th birthday of this Confederation we call Canada.  I’ll be celebrating in traditional style with good Canadian beer, in this case from the Kichesippi Beer Company, and meat cooked over open flames, while listening to the sounds of Rush, Saga, k.d. lang and The Tragically Hip among many, many other rockin’ Canadian acts.  To all my Canadian readers, have a good one!

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