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Confederation Canada
Song by Shawna Audet and The Overlanders
On July 1, 1867, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia joined forces to become the first four provinces of Canada. This song tells the story of the events that led up to Confederation.
George Brown had a gritty personality One day he took a walk in the Assembly Cartier and Macdonald watched him draw near Brown said, "We've got to work together here"
Now that the men had finished fighting They talked about how to get the colonies uniting The Maritime colonies were tossing plans around They had a meeting in Charlottetown
Confederation Canada was just a dream Then some men got together and they started to scheme Mother Britain set us free We became our own country
In 1867 Canada got started New Brunswick, Nova Scotia joined, but P.E.I. parted The guys from The Canadas got on a ship They bought a lot of champagne for the Charlottetown trip And when they reached their destination nobody was around Politicians aren't exciting when the circus is in town
Macdonald dreamed of Canada from sea to sea He united the East and then he won B.C. He promised the Alantic guys a new railway He brought them to Quebec 'cause there was more to "parler"
Confederation Canada was just a dream Then some men got together and they started to scheme Mother Britain set us free We became our own country
Ontario and Quebec were strong and large John A. Macdonald was the first in charge In Quebec, they worked for two weeks straight They had to make a plan everybody called great 72 resolutions laid out the pact It became the British North America Act
London was the last stop for the politicians If there was a be a country well they needed permission Britain said, "Hey Canada you're all grown up. It's time for you to leave the house, you cost too much!"
Confederation Canada was just a dream Then some men got together and they started to scheme Mother Britain set us free We became our own country
If you enjoy this song, you may want to contribute to the Bulkley Valley Museum via Shawna Audet's Ultimate Canadian History Site. Many thanks to Shawna Audet for permission to display these lyric excerpts.
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