In days of yore, from Bri­tain’s shore,
Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came
And planted firm Britannia’s flag
On Canada’s fair do­main!
Here may it wave, our boast, our pride,
And join in love to­ge­ther,
The Thistle, Shamrock, Rose en­twine,
The Maple Leaf for­ev­er.

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The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear,
The Maple Leaf for­ev­er!
God save the King and Hea­ven bless
The Maple Leaf for­ev­er!

At Queens­ton Heights and Lun­dy’s Lane
Our brave fa­thers side by side
For free­dom’s right and loved ones dear
Firmly stood and no­bly died.
And those dear rights which they main­tained
We swear to yield them ne­ver
Our watch­word ev­er­more shall be
The Maple Leaf for­ev­er.

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Our fair do­min­ion now ex­tends
From Cape Race to Noot­ka Sound;
May peace for­ev­er be our lot
And plen­te­ous store abound;
And may those ties of love be ours
Which dis­cord can­not se­ver,
And flour­ish green o’er free­dom’s home
The Ma­ple Leaf for­ev­er.

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On mer­ry Eng­land’s far-famed land
May kind Hea­ven sweet­ly smile;
God bless old Scot­land ev­er­more
And Ire­land’s Em­er­ald isle.
Then swell the song both loud and long,
Till rocks and for­est qui­ver;
God save our King and Hea­ven bless
The Ma­ple Leaf for­ev­er!

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