A patriotic song from 1915
Words and music by Alta-Lind Cook
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- The Country of the Maple
Sends her sons across the sea
To fight for Britain’s honour
And that nations may be free
And every lad in Khaki clad
At duty’s stern decree
Goes marching to his orders
In the cause of Liberty, singing
Chorus
“We’re the Boys from Canada
Glad to serve Britannia”
Don’t you hear them?
Well then, cheer them
Send a loyal, loud Hurrah
‘Tis the Maple Leaf they wear
Emblem of their country fair
Proud to send them
God defend them
Boys from Canada
- From ‘cross the channel
Comes the call to rally to the fray
For England needs her soldier boys
From Canada today
To fight for right with all their might
And willing to obey
Our brave Canadian soldier boys
Are up and fast away, singing - Then home they’ll come ‘mid roll of drum
That sounds the close of war
And Canada will sing with you
Of life from shore to shore
The mountain side and prairie wide
Will see their own once more
And cry a welcome to the lads
Who stood at danger’s door, singing
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: