[Verse 1] All aboard in Toronto Please take your seat Have a good look around you These are the people that you'll meet On your way across the country To the coast of BC We're all here As friends [Verse 2] Well, let's get this train a-rollin' Let's get out on our way The first stop is Washaygo, but We ain't gonna stay We'll be passing through Parry Sound And I know one thing for sure That's a great hockey town The home of Bobby Orr [Chorus] Well, we're riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian Riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian [Verse 3] Capreol to Gogama Hornpayne to Nahkina Savant Lake and Sioux Lookout Well, here goes Minaki as I shout out We're headed for Winnitoba But don't be shocked if we don't stop 'Cause it ain't What you might have thought [Verse 4] Now calling on the Forks where the Cree, Nakota and Maytee met The guess who formed here in '65 Then Hedberg, Nelson and the Golden Jet Winnipeg in all its glory Dominion at its best Union Station 1912 From where the settlers moved west [Chorus] Well, we're riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian Riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian [Bridge] West to East, East to West Enjoy the view 'cause it's the best, yeah Riding the Canadian now (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [Verse 5] Melville, Saskatchewan Then on to Saskatoon Where temperance came to set up shop And spend an afternoon We'll grab a big yellow taxi If you will allow And spin around to Floral For the ghost of Gordie Howe [Chorus] Well, we're riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian Riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian [Verse 6] Edmonton and the Great One That's the pairing you've all heard But the women grads of basketball Were the winningest in the world Jasper is spectacular And the Rockies, how they shine We'll soon be crossing that Great Divide On this mighty CN line [Chorus] Riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian Riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian [Bridge] West to East, East to West Enjoy the view 'cause it's the best, yeah Riding the Canadian (Ooh-ooh-ooh) [rap] 65 stops in almost 4 days- 5 provinces and 4500k for those who want to get a little bit sentimental- this northern train used to be called the Supercontinental [Verse] Final stop Vancouver, Stanley Park, the Sea to Sky- well folks I'm sad to say, it's time to say goodbye [Bridge] From west to east, from east to west- enjoy the view, 'cause it's the best [Chorus] Riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian Riding the Canadian now Riding the Canadian
