Tommy Makem - Canada My Own Land

The sun it comes up on the green fields of Newfoundland
On Vancouver Island, he sheds his last ray
The great Arctic Circle reflects back his glory
The wheat-laden plains grow more golden each day

Chorus:
This is my own land so fertile and beautiful
Majestic her mountains, her rivers run free
Priviledged the children, who call her their homeland
Canada, my own land for ever you'll be

Proud are the people who travel your highways
The farmer, the teacher, the factory hand
The merchant, the miner, the doctor, the fisherman
Proud to belong to this beautiful land

Chorus

Famed is your power and famed is your gentleness
Your bounty is endless from sea to shining sea
Your arms ever open to help those less fortunate
A bright light of freedom to those who would be free

Chorus

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk

[vlikavec]

whats wrong with you?

[stacyblue1980]

God Bless Tommy Makem.

RIP

thanx 4 posting. xx

[JudCamChi]

Never seen or heard of this song before. Enjoyed very much! Would really like to perform it at different jamborees that I sing at. Well Done!

[OneSoulBigDreamer]

I remember someone singing this song at my school 3 years ago similar to this song

[gdgest]

5*^ Awesome song by Tommy in tribute to his adopted country. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[artin74]

but this guy sounds and looks more like white Europians nothing like land owner canattian red indians ! how ? some of them are still life today ,! but no power ...

[irishpride9999]

May tommy rest with God

[irishpride9999]

I remember the first time Tommy sang this to me in his rome in Dover. Ha i had to learn it right away. Rest with God tommy.

[WiccanSouls]

great song^__^