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The Corvettes of Halifax

from Canada Songs by John Spearn

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On the icy Atlantic where the Merchant men sail
From Canada’s harbors to save England we can’t fail
We’re putting the U-boats on the cold ocean floor
We’re the corvettes of Halifax . . . out to even the score
We’ve signed on with Canada’s navy
From all over this land we’ve arrived
We’re tossing and losing our gravy
But we’ve got to keep England alive, boys,
We’ve got to keep England alive.
And the horror we saw when our gunship St. Croix
Took torpedoes from U305
She burst like an egg . . . men left floating to freeze
Sayin’ good Lord, we’re too young to die,
Please, lord we’re too young to die.
And the U-boats that were putting our merchantmen down
Soon were “the hunted” when the Sackville came around
We’re the sheep dogs out to guard the convoy boys
And we’re taking our wolf pelts to town.
Taking our wolf pelts to town
On the icy Atlantic where the Merchant men sail
From Canada’s harbors to save England we can’t fail
We’re putting the U-boats on the cold ocean floor
We’re the corvettes of Halifax . . . out to even the score
. . . out to even the score.

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from Canada Songs, released January 1, 2002

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John Spearn Edmonton, Alberta

You’ll instantly catch these deep influences threaded through John’s fine vocals, lyrics, and rootsy, guitar-mastered songwriting works. This is pure Canadiana: forgotten but deserving heroes, the humility in our international image, and a superb range of tender ballads through to raw, foot-stompin’ stories that need to be told. ... more

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