Canadian Railroad Trilogy
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There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
But time has no beginning and the history has no bound
As to this verdant country they came from all around
They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forest tall
Built the mines, mills and the factories for the good of us all
And when the young man's fancy was turned into the spring
The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring
Their minds were overflowing with the visions of their day
And many a fortune lost and won and many a debt to pay
For they looked in the future and what did they see?
They saw an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea
Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land
All up from the seaboards and into their hands
Look away sad days
Across this mighty land
From the eastern shore
To the western strand
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We got to lay down the track and tear up the trails
Open your heart, let the life blood flow
We got to get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We're gonna lay down the tracks and tear up the trails
Open your heart, let the life blood flow
We got to get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
Get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin'
The stars they come stealin' at the close of the day
Across the wide prairies our loved ones lie sleeping
Beyond the dark ocean in a place far away
We are the navvies who work upon the railway
Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
Livin' on stew and drinkin' bad whiskey
Bendin' our backs 'til the long days are done
We are the navvies who work upon the railway
Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges
Bendin' our backs 'til the railroad is done
So over the mountains and over the plains
Into the Muskage and into the rain
Up to St. Lawrence on the way to Gaspรฉ
Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay
Layin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
A dollar a day and a place for my head
A drink to the livin', a toast to the dead
Oh, the song of the future has been sung
All the battles have been won
On the mountaintops we stand
All the world at our command
We have opened up this soil
With our teardrops and our toil
Oh, there was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
And many are the dead men
Too silent to be real
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
But time has no beginning and the history has no bound
As to this verdant country they came from all around
They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forest tall
Built the mines, mills and the factories for the good of us all
And when the young man's fancy was turned into the spring
The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring
Their minds were overflowing with the visions of their day
And many a fortune lost and won and many a debt to pay
For they looked in the future and what did they see?
They saw an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea
Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land
All up from the seaboards and into their hands
Look away sad days
Across this mighty land
From the eastern shore
To the western strand
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We got to lay down the track and tear up the trails
Open your heart, let the life blood flow
We got to get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We're gonna lay down the tracks and tear up the trails
Open your heart, let the life blood flow
We got to get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
Get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin'
The stars they come stealin' at the close of the day
Across the wide prairies our loved ones lie sleeping
Beyond the dark ocean in a place far away
We are the navvies who work upon the railway
Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
Livin' on stew and drinkin' bad whiskey
Bendin' our backs 'til the long days are done
We are the navvies who work upon the railway
Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges
Bendin' our backs 'til the railroad is done
So over the mountains and over the plains
Into the Muskage and into the rain
Up to St. Lawrence on the way to Gaspรฉ
Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay
Layin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
A dollar a day and a place for my head
A drink to the livin', a toast to the dead
Oh, the song of the future has been sung
All the battles have been won
On the mountaintops we stand
All the world at our command
We have opened up this soil
With our teardrops and our toil
Oh, there was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
And many are the dead men
Too silent to be real
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:12.33] There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
[00:18.06] When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
[00:24.45] Long before the white man and long before the wheel
[00:29.55] When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
[00:40.10] But time has no beginning and the history has no bound
[00:45.66] As to this verdant country they came from all around
[00:51.50] They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forest tall
[00:56.89] Built the mines, mills and the factories for the good of us all
[01:07.86] And when the young man's fancy was turned into the spring
[01:13.08] The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring
[01:18.98] Their minds were overflowing with the visions of their day
[01:24.52] And many a fortune lost and won and many a debt to pay
[01:31.72] For they looked in the future and what did they see?
[01:36.27] They saw an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea
[01:40.56] Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land
[01:44.14] All up from the seaboards and into their hands
[01:49.06] Look away sad days
[01:52.71] Across this mighty land
[01:55.96] From the eastern shore
[01:59.98] To the western strand
[02:03.66] Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
[02:06.65] We got to lay down the track and tear up the trails
[02:10.83] Open your heart, let the life blood flow
[02:13.84] We got to get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
[02:17.50] Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
[02:20.58] We're gonna lay down the tracks and tear up the trails
[02:24.54] Open your heart, let the life blood flow
[02:27.59] We got to get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
[02:31.64] Get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
[02:42.19] Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin'
[02:50.71] The stars they come stealin' at the close of the day
[02:59.66] Across the wide prairies our loved ones lie sleeping
[03:07.25] Beyond the dark ocean in a place far away
[03:16.26] We are the navvies who work upon the railway
[03:24.12] Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
[03:33.65] Livin' on stew and drinkin' bad whiskey
[03:40.73] Bendin' our backs 'til the long days are done
[03:49.93] We are the navvies who work upon the railway
[03:57.64] Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
[04:07.10] Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges
[04:14.80] Bendin' our backs 'til the railroad is done
[04:23.36]
[04:32.91] So over the mountains and over the plains
[04:37.02] Into the Muskage and into the rain
[04:40.53] Up to St. Lawrence on the way to Gaspรฉ
[04:44.39] Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay
[04:47.89] Layin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
[04:51.27] Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
[04:54.75] A dollar a day and a place for my head
[04:58.21] A drink to the livin', a toast to the dead
[05:02.63] Oh, the song of the future has been sung
[05:08.24] All the battles have been won
[05:11.76] On the mountaintops we stand
[05:15.09] All the world at our command
[05:18.39] We have opened up this soil
[05:21.80] With our teardrops and our toil
[05:29.89] Oh, there was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
[05:35.86] When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
[05:42.04] Long before the white man and long before the wheel
[05:47.39] When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
[05:53.09] When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
[05:58.73] And many are the dead men
[06:02.50] Too silent to be real
[06:11.66]
[00:18.06] When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
[00:24.45] Long before the white man and long before the wheel
[00:29.55] When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
[00:40.10] But time has no beginning and the history has no bound
[00:45.66] As to this verdant country they came from all around
[00:51.50] They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forest tall
[00:56.89] Built the mines, mills and the factories for the good of us all
[01:07.86] And when the young man's fancy was turned into the spring
[01:13.08] The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring
[01:18.98] Their minds were overflowing with the visions of their day
[01:24.52] And many a fortune lost and won and many a debt to pay
[01:31.72] For they looked in the future and what did they see?
[01:36.27] They saw an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea
[01:40.56] Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land
[01:44.14] All up from the seaboards and into their hands
[01:49.06] Look away sad days
[01:52.71] Across this mighty land
[01:55.96] From the eastern shore
[01:59.98] To the western strand
[02:03.66] Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
[02:06.65] We got to lay down the track and tear up the trails
[02:10.83] Open your heart, let the life blood flow
[02:13.84] We got to get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
[02:17.50] Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
[02:20.58] We're gonna lay down the tracks and tear up the trails
[02:24.54] Open your heart, let the life blood flow
[02:27.59] We got to get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
[02:31.64] Get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
[02:42.19] Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin'
[02:50.71] The stars they come stealin' at the close of the day
[02:59.66] Across the wide prairies our loved ones lie sleeping
[03:07.25] Beyond the dark ocean in a place far away
[03:16.26] We are the navvies who work upon the railway
[03:24.12] Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
[03:33.65] Livin' on stew and drinkin' bad whiskey
[03:40.73] Bendin' our backs 'til the long days are done
[03:49.93] We are the navvies who work upon the railway
[03:57.64] Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
[04:07.10] Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges
[04:14.80] Bendin' our backs 'til the railroad is done
[04:23.36]
[04:32.91] So over the mountains and over the plains
[04:37.02] Into the Muskage and into the rain
[04:40.53] Up to St. Lawrence on the way to Gaspรฉ
[04:44.39] Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay
[04:47.89] Layin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
[04:51.27] Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
[04:54.75] A dollar a day and a place for my head
[04:58.21] A drink to the livin', a toast to the dead
[05:02.63] Oh, the song of the future has been sung
[05:08.24] All the battles have been won
[05:11.76] On the mountaintops we stand
[05:15.09] All the world at our command
[05:18.39] We have opened up this soil
[05:21.80] With our teardrops and our toil
[05:29.89] Oh, there was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
[05:35.86] When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
[05:42.04] Long before the white man and long before the wheel
[05:47.39] When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
[05:53.09] When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
[05:58.73] And many are the dead men
[06:02.50] Too silent to be real
[06:11.66]