Verse 1: There are many flags now waving, over land and over sea, And though shot and shell are flying Canada I think of thee. It’s the land I’d do or die for and my heart is there always, So when I get back home once more, ‘tis there I’ll end my days
Chorus: I love you Canada for you mean so much to me. I love your hills and valleys and your stately Maple tree, I love all your dear people tho’ far away I roam, When I hear them speak of Canada, I long for Homer Sweet Home.
Verse 2: When it comes to flowers and sunshine, Canada I think of you, And my pals here in the trenches, they are heroes staunch and true. Every Soldier in our army they have surely stood the test, And to them I talk of Canada the land I love the best.
Manley, Morris and Kenneth McInnis, Sheet music, 1915
Case Study:
“Boys from Canada”: The Songs of the First World War
Creator:
Manley, Morris and Kenneth McInnis
Source:
sheet music
Date:
1915
Collection/Fonds:
Publisher:
Musgrave Brothers
Contributer:
McMaster University Libraries
Rights:
Copyright, public domain: McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format.
Identifier:
WWI, 30
Language:
eng
Type:
Image, Audio
Format:
jpg mp3
Transcript: