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The Crimson Maple Leaf

from Lonely Heroes: Abroad by John Spearn

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See the boats on the Bay of Fundy waiting for the crimson tide
Out on the frothy sea crest, they will ride.
In the waters of Queen Charlotte where the halibut boats all glide
See the Maple Leaf that’s flying off the side!
On the sun-soaked plains of Saskatchewan see the dancers bring the rain
While the children play, the story is told again.
In the north you’ll find the Caribou Line, where the villagers know your name
Over Franklin’s bones it’s the Crimson Leaf again.
See her flutter in the north wind’s fury, in the steam of summer’s rain
From sea, to sea, to sea…she flies the main
From around the world we’ve gathered, sharin’ one belief
Sing our song of [the Crimson Maple Leaf]
From Tecumseh’s brave warriors, to the flyers at Amiens
To the blood on the faraway Dieppe shores
There’s Bethune, and Banting, Terry Fox and Pearson’s Corps,
And the list can go on forevermore.
To this land we were born or the legacy that we pledge
She’s given us the best that there can be.
Il c’est bienvenue au St. Laurent to the Fraser River’s rage
In the Klondike or in St. Anthony

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from Lonely Heroes: Abroad, released August 18, 2014

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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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