[Verse 1] fly thoes canadian flags let them catch the wind boots on the floor at dawn work before the day begins we pay our bills in sweat we keep the line held tight while some just talk all week we stand and do it right [Pre-Chorus] Stand up for Canada keep your backbone straight count the hours honest don’t let the work get ate [Chorus] fly thoes canadian flags fly them high for me stand up for Canada that’s the way we breathe not all of us can be liberals some of us have to work we show up, we hold the line and we know what that is worth [Verse 2] coffee in a paper cup mud on the truck bed hands that know the cold and a mind that won’t forget every road gets built by folks who don’t get much applause but we keep the country moving with our own calloused palms [Pre-Chorus] Stand up for Canada keep your backbone straight count the hours honest don’t let the work get ate [Chorus] fly thoes canadian flags fly them high for me stand up for Canada that’s the way we breathe not all of us can be liberals some of us have to work we show up, we hold the line and we know what that is worth [Bridge] Let the talkers have their hours we got a shift to keep one flag on the porch post one more promise deep from the dock to the field from the shop to the mill we’re still here, still standing and we always will [Final Chorus] fly thoes canadian flags fly them high for me stand up for Canada that’s the way we breathe not all of us can be liberals some of us have to work we show up, we hold the line and we know what that is worth fly thoes canadian flags fly them high tonight stand up for Canada with a stubborn kind of pride
