Canadian Boat Song

Faintly as tolls the evening chime

Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time

Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time

Soon as the woods on shore look dim

We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn

Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast

The rapids are near and the daylight's past

The rapids are near and the daylight's past

Why should we yet our sail unfurl?

There is not a breath the blue wave to curl

There is not a breath the blue wave to curl

But when the wind blows off the shore

Oh! sweetly we'll rest our weary oar

Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast

The rapids are near and the daylight's past

The rapids are near and the daylight's past

Utaway' tide! this trembling moon

Shall see us float over thy surges soo

Shall see us float over thy surges soo

Saint of this green isle! hear our prayers

Oh, grant us cool heavens and favouring air

Pull, brothers, pull, the stream runs fast

The rapids are near and the daylight's past

The rapids are near and the daylight's past