Canadian Pacific Composer(s): Ray Griff Performer(s): George Hamilton IV; Chet Atkins; Hank Snow
I rode your ocean liner to Newfoundland Where I made a living in an iron mine When I got my fill I went to Nova Scotia And I fished the salty waters for a time
Passing thro' Prince Edward Island & New Brunswick I could see the rocks and cliffs of solid stone Listening to the seagulls calling to each other Made me miss my darling and my distant home
Canadian Pacific, carry me 3,000 miles Through the valleys and the forests To the sunshine of her smile 'Cross the plains and the rugged mountains Keep this wandering boy from harm Canadian Pacific, take me to my baby's arms
The Atlantic disappeared on the horizon And Quebec lay waiting for me down the track For a while I drove a truck to keep from starving In Ontario I was a lumberjack
Manitoba and Saskatchewan then followed Where the wheat fields and the old Red River flowed In the quiet hours your whistling on the praire Touched my heart and set my memories aglow
I could feel the nearness of her warm, sweet kisses When you rolled into Alberta westward bound I worked on an oil rig to make some money For a ticket to the sweetest girl around
Pushing on past Lake Louise in all it's splendor Where the trees and Rockies touch the sky above I got to British Columbia and heaven On your track I made it back to my true love
Canadian Pacific, carry me 3,000 miles Through the valleys and the forests To the sunshine of her smile 'Cross the plains and the rugged mountains Keep this wandering boy from harm Canadian Pacific, take me to my baby's arms
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