Silvertooth

Ryan M Barnes

I lay in bed at night and dream of what I could have been
If only I was born somewhere north of here
No telling what I might have become
A mighty logger or a nun
If only I was born somewhere north of here

Oh, I wish I was Canadian 
I wish I lived where the grass was green
Where peace and love is everywhere aAnd guns don’t mean a thing
I could be a farmer or a pirate
If only I was Canadian
 – I would really like it

My favorite game is hockey my favorite drink is beer
My favorite letter is A was I really born here?
I don’t like being warm and I think I’m under-taxed
If you don’t like moose than you don’t have the facts

Oh I wish I was Canadian 
I wish I lived where the grass was green
Where peace and love is everywhere and guns don’t mean a thing
I could be a farmer or a pirate
If only I was Canadian – 
I would really like it

When I’m calling you 
Tali-ho Tali-ho
When I’m calling you
 Tali-ho Tali-ho

I want to live in a land where a policeman rides a horse
Where a beaver is a house-pet and no one has remorse
‘Cause Canadians are smart and they all have a big heart
And I would grow up learnin’ French like maid and toast and fries