Actually, I have to admit these lyrics aren't the official ones. I had a little fun rewriting the lyrics. This version is specifically intended for those of us who are silly enough, smart enough, or adventurous enough to vacation there.
A Wayfarer’s Canadian Anthem
O Canada! Your highways stretch for miles.
They’re threatening our over-eager smiles.
We fear the road shall never end;
but just when we are sure,
our guide begins the tour.
O Canada! Across your prairies wide
I feel a rhythmic rocking side to side
as grasses wave and breezes blow.
I’m feeling mighty sick.
Oh Dramamine, come quick!
O Canada! Your cities buzz with life—
museums, shopping, fine restaurants, nightlife—
best seen in summertime, of course.
Your fashion, culture, art
are modern, hip, and smart.
O Canada! Your famous people shine.
Joannie, Patrick, Toews all skate so fine.
Shania, Keanu, Celine
are but a dazzling few
who tip their hats to you.
O Canada! Your wilderness is wild,
and there I feel as if I’ve been exiled;
cumbersome pack upon my back
while path grows winding, steep
for miles before I sleep.
O Canada! I’ve glimpsed your creatures fierce:
brown bears and loons whose cries my eardrums pierce,
your fearsome goose and mighty moose.
Mosquitoes large as crows
eat me right through my clothes.
O Canada! Your rivers and your streams
run clearer than the visions in my dreams.
I pray before I take a drink
that parasites are dead
and there no moose have tread.
O Canada! O Canada!
O Canada! Forgive this tribute lame
O Canada! I love you all the same.
~by Sharlyn Guthrie
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Enjoyed this one all the more because we had the pleasure of visiting Canada over the summer. Beautiful country!
ReplyDeleteFun! I've never been, but it looks pretty on the Olympics. :)
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ReplyDeleteThese are great right down to the end and left me with a smile. At least it looks so beautiful and charming there.
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
oh Sharlyn, LOVE this! What a hoot! I didn't know the lyrics either and the "Oh Canada" has been going through my mind a lot lately. This is my kind of humor! :)
ReplyDeleteHi. THanks for visiting my blog (Weathered Vane). AND!!! for commenting. I don't get many comments so they are appreciated.
ReplyDeleteYou are a very gifted writer. LOVED both the Benny story and Sheep's tale. (Haven't read much further than that but it's past bedtime.)
Cool to see you are from CR. I went to Coe for 2 yrs, so I feel a little connection. Thanks for stopping by. :D
Very cute and timely piece! I've been to B.C. a few times and loved it!
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