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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