The Maple Leaf Forever
Verse 1:
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In days of yore, from Brit-ain's shore,
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Wolfe, the daunt-less he-ro, came
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And plant-ed firm Bri-tan-nia's flag
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On Ca-na-da's fair do-main!
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Here may it wave, our boast, our pride,
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And joined in love to-ge-ther,
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The This-tle, Sham-rock, Rose en-twine,
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The Ma-ple Leaf for-ev-er.
Refrain:
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The Ma-ple Leaf, our em-blem dear,
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The Ma-ple Leaf for-ev-er!
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God save the King and Heav-en bless
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The Ma-ple Leaf for-ev-er!
Verse 2:
At Queens-ton Heights and Lun-dy's Lane
Our brave fa-thers side by side
For free-dom's right and loved ones dear
Firm-ly stood and no-bly died.
And those dear rights which they main-tained
We swear to yield them ne-ver
Our watch-word ev-er-more shall be
The Maple Leaf forever.
(refrain)
Verse 3:
Our fair do-min-ion now ex-tends
From Cape Race to Noot-ka Sound;
May peace for-ev-er be our lot
And plen-te-ous store a-bound;
And may those ties of love be ours
Which dis-cord can-not sev-er,
And flour-ish green o'er Free-dom's home
The Ma-ple Leaf for-ev-er.
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Verse 4:
On mer-ry Eng-land's far-famed land
May kind Heav-en sweet-ly smile;
God bless old Scot-land ev-er-more
And Ire-land's Em-er-ald isle.
Then swell the song both loud and long,
Till rocks and for-est quiv-er;
"God save our King and Heav-en bless
The Ma-ple Leaf Forever!"
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