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Great Lakes Song

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The GGreat Lakes are a diamond on the Emhand of North America
CBrightly shining jewel on the Dfriendship bordering
GFreshwater highway Emcoming down from Canada
CAll along the shoreline, Dyou can hear them Gsing
chorus:
GSweet mother Michigan,  Emfather Superior
CComing down from Mackinac and DSault St. Marie
GBlue water Huron, Flow Emdown to Lake Erie-O
CFall to Ontario and Drun on out to Gsea
GHearty are the seamen on the Emships that load the iron ore
CSailing out of Thunder Bay and Dbound for Buffalo
GHearty are the fishermen just Emlike their fathers were before
CSay they'll bury me at sea cDome my time to Ggo
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GOh the tales the sailors spin of Emmermaids singing in the wind
the Csinking of the Bessemer, the Ddrowning of the crew
GMemories of waters crossed of Emwomen won and fortunes lost
CAre etched upon their faces and their Dfaded old tatGoos
EmDown below the quarter decks the Cold men mend the fishing nets
GUp above the windy bridge the Dyoung men curse into the wind
EmAll along the winds of straits(?) the wCives and mothers lie awake
GPray on lady of the lake to Dsend them home again
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Great Lakes Song

by Pat Dailey

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G Em

The Great Lakes are a diamond on the hand of North America

C D

Brightly shining jewel on the friendship bordering

G Em

Freshwater highway coming down from Canada

C D G

All along the shoreline, you can hear them sing

chorus:

G Em

Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior

C D

Coming down from Mackinac and Sault St. Marie

G Em

Blue water Huron, Flow down to Lake Erie-O

C D G

Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea

G Em

Hearty are the seamen on the ships that load the iron ore

C D

Sailing out of Thunder Bay and bound for Buffalo

G Em

Hearty are the fishermen just like their fathers were before

C D G

Say they'll bury me at sea come my time to go

(chorus)

G Em

Oh the tales the sailors spin of mermaids singing in the wind

C D

the sinking of the Bessemer, the drowning of the crew

G Em

Memories of waters crossed of women won and fortunes lost

C D G

Are etched upon their faces and their faded old tatoos

Em C

Down below the quarter decks the old men mend the fishing nets

G D

Up above the windy bridge the young men curse into the wind

Em C

All along the winds of straits(?) the wives and mothers lie awake

G D

Pray on lady of the lake to send them home again

(chorus)

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