[Verse 1] I learned to zip my coat Before I learned to brag Winter hits the mailbox And the whole block digs in again You say sorry like a handshake You hold the door, you wait From coast to coast, we make it work In boots that know the slush [Pre-Chorus] From lake to frozen river From prairie roads to town We carry more than weather We keep on moving now [Chorus] This is Canada, Canada Cold hands, warm hearts, Canada Polite on the surface Steady underneath This is Canada, Canada Maple on the table, Canada Bilingual voices Singing in the street [Verse 2] Hockey on the TV Skates scraping in the rink Poutine after midnight And nobody has to think A fishing camp in summer A snowbank in the spring We know how to laugh it off And how to make it sing [Pre-Chorus] From the Maritimes to mountains To every backroad town We carry more than weather We keep on moving now [Chorus] This is Canada, Canada Cold hands, warm hearts, Canada Polite on the surface Steady underneath This is Canada, Canada Maple on the table, Canada Bilingual voices Singing in the street [Bridge] Golden leaves in October Ice roads in the north We build a life from little things And still we want for more Neighbours lend a shovel Friends bring soup and time That’s how a country holds together One small help at a time [Final Chorus] This is Canada, Canada Cold hands, warm hearts, Canada Polite on the surface Steady underneath This is Canada, Canada Maple on the table, Canada Bilingual voices Singing in the street This is Canada, Canada Still here, still proud, Canada From sea to shining rivers We belong, we breathe
