The Maple Leaf Forever
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| 1867 song celebrating Canadian confederation, and the regimental march of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and The Royal Westminster Regiment.
— Excerpted from The Maple Leaf Forever on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. |
[edit] First verse
- In days of yore from Britain's shore
- Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came
- And planted firm Britannia's flag
- On Canada's fair domain.
- Here may it wave, our boast, our pride,
- And, joined in love together,
- The Thistle, Shamrock, Rose entwine
- The Maple Leaf forever.
[edit] Chorus
- The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear,
- The Maple Leaf forever!
- God save our Queen and Heaven bless,
- The Maple Leaf forever!
[edit] Second verse
- At Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane
- Our brave fathers, side by side,
- For freedom, homes, and loved ones dear
- Firmly stood and nobly died.
- And those dear rights which they maintained,
- We swear to yield them never!
- Our watchword evermore shall be
- The Maple Leaf forever!
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[edit] Third verse
- Our fair Dominion now extends
- From Cape Race to Nootka Sound;
- May peace forever be our lot,
- And plenteous store abound:
- And may those ties of love be ours,
- Which discord cannot sever,
- And flourish green o'er Freedom's home
- The Maple Leaf forever.
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[edit] Fourth verse
- On merry England's far-famed land
- May kind Heaven sweetly smile;
- God bless old Scotland evermore
- And Ireland's Emerald Isle.
- Then swell the song both loud and long,
- Till rocks and forest quiver;
- "God save our Queen and Heaven bless
- The Maple Leaf forever!"
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This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. |
