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The Great Canadian Recorder Songbook

by Adam Brox

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1.
O Canada 01:25
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English: O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all our sons command! With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide O Canada We stand on guard for thee! God keep our land Glorious and free! O Canada we stand on guard for thee! O Canada we stand on guard for thee! Français: O Canada! Terre de nos aeux Ton front est ceint de fluerons glorieux! Car ton bras sait porter l’épée, Il sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une épopée Des plus brillant exploits Et ta valeur, De foi trempée, Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
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Donkey Riding 00:25
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1. Were you ever in Quebec? Stowing lumber on the deck See the king in his golden crown Riding on a donkey CHORUS Hey, ho! Away we go! Donkey riding, donkey riding Hey, ho! Away we go! Riding on a donkey 2. Were you ever off the Horn? Where it's always fine and warm See the lion and the unicorn Riding on a donkey CHORUS 3. Were you ever in Cardiff Bay? Where the folks all shout "Hooray"! Here comes John with his three months pay Riding on a donkey CHORUS
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Un Canadien errant 01:13
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Un Canadien errant / Banni de ses foyers [bis] Parcourait en pleurant / Des pays étrangers. [bis] Un jour, trist et pensif, / Assis au bord des flots, [bis] Au courant fugitif / Il adressa ces mots: [bis] «Si tu vois mon pays, / Mon pays malheureux [bis] Va, dis à mes amis / Que je me souviens d'eux. [bis] «Ô jour si pleins d'appas / Vous êtes disparus, [bis] Et ma patrie, hélas! / Je ne le verrai plus! [bis] «Non, mais en expirant / Ô mon cher Canada, [bis] Mon regard languissant / Vers toi soe portera." [bis]
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The Red River Valley 00:45
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1. From this valley they say you are going I shall miss your bright eyes and sweet smile For alas you take with you the sunshine That has brightened my pathway a while Chorus: Come and sit by my side if you love me Do not hasten to bid me adieu But remember the Red River Valley And the girl who has loved you so true 2. For this long, long time I have waited For the words that you never would say Now my last hope has vanished When they tell me that you're going away Chorus 3. Oh there never could be such a longing In the heart of a white maiden's breast As there is in the heart that is breaking With love for the boy who came west Chorus 4. When you go to your home by the ocean May you never forget the sweet hours That we spent in the Red River Valley Or the vows we exchanged 'mid the bowers Chorus 5. Will you think of the valley you're leaving Oh how lonely and dreary 'twill be Will you think of the fond heart you're breaking And be true to your promise to me Chorus 6. The dark maiden's prayer for her lover To the spirit that rules o'er the world His pathway with sunshine may cover Leave his grief to the Red River girl Chorus
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The Maple Leaf Forever 01:02
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1. 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 joined in love together The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine, The Maple leaf forever. CHORUS The Maple leaf, our emblem dear The Maple leaf forever God save our Queen, and Heaven bless, The Maple Leaf forever 2. At Queenston Heights and Lundy’s Lane, Our brave fathers, side by side For freedom, homes, and loved ones dear, Firmly stood and nobly died. And those dear rights which they maintained, We sear to yield them never Our watchword ever-more shall be The Maple leaf forever. CHORUS 3. 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. CHORUS 4. 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 Queen and Heaven bless The Maple leaf forever. CHORUS
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I's the B'y 00:33
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1. I's the b'y that builds the boat And I's the b'y that sails her I's the b'y that catches the fish And takes them home to Liza CHORUS Hip your partner Sally Thibeau Hip your partner Sally Brown Fogo, Twillingate, Morton's Harbour All around the circle 2. Sods and rinds to cover the flake Cake and tea for supper Codfish in the spring of the year Fried in maggoty butter 3. I don't want your maggoty fish They're no good for winter I can buy as good as that Way down in Bonavista 4. I took Liza to a dance Faith but she could travel And every step that she did take Was up to her knees in gravel
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Farewell to Nova Scotia 00:53
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1. The sun was setting in the west The birds were singing in ev’ry tree All nature seemed inclined for rest But still there was no rest for me. CHORUS Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast Let your mountains dark and dreary be For when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me? 2. I grieve to leave my native land I grieve to leave my comrades all And my parents whom I held so dear And the bonny, bonny lass that I do adore CHORUS 3. The drums they do beat and the wars do alarm The captain calls, we must obey So farewell, farewell to my Nova Scotia home For it’s early in the morning and I’m far, far away. CHORUS 4. I have three brothers and they are at rest Their arms are folded on their breast But a poor simple sailor just like me Must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea. CHORUS
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When the Ice Worms Nest Again 01:01
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1. There’s a husky dusky maiden in the Arctic And she waits for me but it is not in vain For some day I’ll put my mukluks on and ask her If she’ll wed me when the ice worms nest again. CHORUS In the land of the pale blue snow Where it’s ninety-nine below And the polar bears are roaming o’er the plain In the shadow of the Pole I will clasp her to my soul We’ll be married when the ice worms nest again 2. For our wedding feast we’ll have seal oil and blubber In our kayak we will roam the bounding main All the walruses will look at us and rubber We’ll be married when the ice worms nest again. CHORUS 3. When some night at half-past two I return to my igloo After sitting with a friend who was in pain She’ll be waiting for me there with the hambone of a bear And she’ll beat me till the ice worms nest again. CHORUS
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Canada My Own Land 00:47
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1. The sun it comes up on the green shores of Newfoundland On Vancouver Island he sheds his last rays The great Arctic Circle reflects back his glory The wheat laden plains grow more golden each day. CHORUS This is my own land So fertile and beautiful Majestic, her mountains, her rivers run free Priv’ledged the children who call her their homeland Canada, my own land, forever, you’ll be. 2. Proud are the people who travel your highways The farmer, the teacher, the factory hand The merchant, the miner, the doctor, the fisherman Proud to belong to this bountiful land. CHORUS 3. Famed is your power, and famed is your gentleness Your bounty is endless, from sea to shining sea Your arms ever open to help those less fortunate A bright light of freedom to those who would be free. CHORUS X2

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Take a musical journey across Canada with these 9 Canadian Folksongs arranged for recorder ensemble. Featured in this resource are songs from all across Canada: I's the B'y (Newfoundland), Farewell to Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia), Donkey Riding & Un Canadien errant (Québec), The Red River Valley (Manitoba), and When The Ice Worms Nest Again (Yukon Territory). The all-of-Canada songs The Maple Leaf Forever, Canada My Own Land and our National Anthem, O Canada, round out the selections in this book.

Arranged for 3 recorder parts with accompanying guitar parts, these arrangements are sure to appeal to audiences young and old.

With the purchase of this album, you also get a digital copy of the book, The Great Canadian Recorder Songbook (including 4 BLMs to be used in class), as well as recordings of each of the pieces by part and in different arrangements (SS and SA).

NOW GET A BONUS SONG WHEN YOU ORDER!

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released July 7, 2010

All songs arranged and adapted by Adam Brox

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