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Grand Coulee Dam 
1. Now, the Gworld holds seven wonders as the Ctravellers always tell.
    some Dgardens and some towers, I D7guess you know them Gwell.
    But now the greatest wonder is in CUncle Sam's fair land,
    it’s the Dbig Columbia river and the D7big Grand Coulee GDam.
2. She Gheads up the Canadian Rockies where the Crippling waters glide,
    comes a-Droaring down the canyon for to D7meet that salty Gtide
    of the great Pacific Ocean where the Csun sets in the west,
    in the Dbig Grand Coulee country in the D7land I love the Gbest.
3. In the Gmisty crystal glitter of that Cwild and windward spray,
    men have Dfought the pounding waters and D7met a watery Ggrave.
  While she tore their boats to splinters, she Cgave men dreams to dream,
    of the Dday the Coulee Dam would cross that D7wild and restless Gstream.
4. Now, Uncle GSam took up the challenge in the Cyear of thirty three,
    for the Dfarmer and the factory and D7all of you and Gme.
    He said: roll along, Columbia, you can Croll down to the sea
    but Driver, while you're rambling you can D7do some work for Gme !
5. In the Gmisty crystal glitter of that Cwild and windward spray,
    men have Dfought the pounding waters and D7met a watery Ggrave.
  While she tore their boats to splinters, she Cgave men dreams to dream,
    of the Dday the Coulee Dam would cross that D7wild and restless Gstream.
6. Now from GWashington and Oregon you can Chear the factories hum,
    making Dchrome and making manganese and D7white aluminiuGm.
    Now roars the Flying Fortress for to Cfight for Uncle Sam,
    along the Droaring King Columbia by the D7big Grand Coulee Gdam.
7. In the Gmisty crystal glitter of that Cwild and windward spray,
    men have Dfought the pounding waters and D7met a watery Ggrave.
  While she tore their boats to splinters, she Cgave men dreams to dream,
    of the Dday the Coulee Dam would cross that D7wild and restless Gstream.
8. Now, the Gworld holds seven wonders as the Ctravellers always tell.
    some Dgardens and some towers, I guess you D7know them Gwell.
    But now the greatest wonder is in CUncle Sam's fair land,
             D  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -    G
    it’s the big Columbia river  - - and the big Grand Coulee Dam.

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Grand Coulee Dam

by Lonnie Donegan

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Grand Coulee Dam

G C

1. Now, the world holds seven wonders as the travellers always tell.

D D7 G

some gardens and some towers, I guess you know them well.

But now the greatest wonder is in Uncle Sam's fair land,

D D7 G

it’s the big Columbia river and the big Grand Coulee Dam.

G C

2. She heads up the Canadian Rockies where the rippling waters glide,

D D7 G

comes a-roaring down the canyon for to meet that salty tide

of the great Pacific Ocean where the sun sets in the west,

D D7 G

in the big Grand Coulee country in the land I love the best.

G C

3. In the misty crystal glitter of that wild and windward spray,

D D7 G

men have fought the pounding waters and met a watery grave.

While she tore their boats to splinters, she gave men dreams to dream,

D D7 G

of the day the Coulee Dam would cross that wild and restless stream.

G C

4. Now, Uncle Sam took up the challenge in the year of thirty three,

D D7 G

for the farmer and the factory and all of you and me.

He said: roll along, Columbia, you can roll down to the sea

D D7 G

but river, while you're rambling you can do some work for me !

G C

5. In the misty crystal glitter of that wild and windward spray,

D D7 G

men have fought the pounding waters and met a watery grave.

While she tore their boats to splinters, she gave men dreams to dream,

D D7 G

of the day the Coulee Dam would cross that wild and restless stream.

G C

6. Now from Washington and Oregon you can hear the factories hum,

D D7 G

making chrome and making manganese and white aluminium.

Now roars the Flying Fortress for to fight for Uncle Sam,

D D7 G

along the roaring King Columbia by the big Grand Coulee dam.

G C

7. In the misty crystal glitter of that wild and windward spray,

D D7 G

men have fought the pounding waters and met a watery grave.

While she tore their boats to splinters, she gave men dreams to dream,

D D7 G

of the day the Coulee Dam would cross that wild and restless stream.

G C

8. Now, the world holds seven wonders as the travellers always tell.

D D7 G

some gardens and some towers, I guess you know them well.

But now the greatest wonder is in Uncle Sam's fair land,

D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - G

it’s the big Columbia river - - and the big Grand Coulee Dam.

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