Stan Rogers - Northwest Passage

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Chorus:

Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea;
Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea.

Westward from the Davis Strait 'tis there 'twas said to lie
The sea route to the Orient for which so many died;
Seeking gold and glory, leaving weathered, broken bones
And a long-forgotten lonely cairn of stones.

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Three centuries thereafter, I take passage overland
In the footsteps of brave Kelso, where his "sea of flowers" began
Watching cities rise before me, then behind me sink again
This tardiest explorer, driving hard across the plain.

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And through the night, behind the wheel, the mileage clicking west
I think upon Mackenzie, David Thompson and the rest
Who cracked the mountain ramparts and did show a path for me
To race the roaring Fraser to the sea.

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How then am I so different from the first men through this way?
Like them, I left a settled life, I threw it all away.
To seek a Northwest Passage at the call of many men
To find there but the road back home again.

(chorus)

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• passage
• stan
• rogers

[Trodorne]

Who are these 7 people who dislike this song? Have you no soul? No courage in your hearts maybe? This song represents many lives who tried to traverse and find a ship route to the orient through the North. Am I angry at you? No, All i feel is pity for those who do not understand.

[TrentMichaelLynds]

I love being Nova Scotian

[StridentLobster]

@MrKnowitall94 It really, really should be.

[MattSingh1]

I'd be lying if I didn't say this made me somewhat husky. On a similar note, if this does the same to you, I suggest you listen to 'Driving The Last Spike' by Genesis (listen to it with earphones in to get the fullest out of it).

[MrLEEMS]

@seventy2hundred I always thought it was "white" given how far up North it is.

[BlueRetinaBoy]

A beautiful song =) Melts your heart/soul

[MrKnowitall94]

Absolutely beautiful and haunting. Canadians, why is this not your national anthem?

--Excelsior from California

[DistressedxDamsel]

This makes me cry for some absurd reason.

[realmeee1]

stan rodgers was the best and will never be replaced

[Grahcm]

What a talent. Tremendous song.

[seventy2hundred]

Sorry if this has been said already but, it's 'wide and savage' not 'wild'. Just thought I'd point that out. Great song.

[PeteHunt1]

A great song with terrific harmonies. Heroes all.