True North Strong (Eh There Bud)

[Intro]
Yeah
Turn it up
True North strong
Eh there bud
[Verse 1]
Red and white on my back
Maple leaf on my cap
From the lake to the rig site
Mud on my work boots, flag on the dash
Skate blades on that backyard ice
Minus thirty, still feels nice
Crack a two-four on the tailgate
Frozen breath in the porch light
[Chorus]
True North strong, we don’t back down
Red and white freedom in a small-town crowd
From the prairies up to Nunavut sun
We say “eh there bud” when the day’s all done
Raise that can, let the world hear
We the north, we’re proud right here
True North strong, sing it loud this year
Red and white freedom, crack a two-four beer (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Alberta drawl on the mic
Pickup parked by the ice
Beaver on the bank just slappin’
Bud in the back just laughin’, “you alright?”
Blue collar, big sky faith
Oil patch, ranch gate
From Québec streets to BC pines
We all cheer when the puck gets taped
[Chorus]
True North strong, we don’t back down
Red and white freedom in a small-town crowd
From the prairies up to Nunavut sun
We say “eh there bud” when the day’s all done
Raise that can, let the world hear
We the north, we’re proud right here
True North strong, sing it loud this year
Red and white freedom, crack a two-four beer (woah)
[Bridge]
From the cod boats rockin’ east
To drum circles in the streets
Every language, every creed
Same flag when the rink lights gleam
We got heart in the cold night air
We got roots and we got flair
If you’re lookin’ for home out there
You can find it anywhere
[Chorus]
True North strong, we don’t back down
Red and white freedom in a small-town crowd
From the prairies up to Nunavut sun
We say “eh there bud” when the day’s all done
Raise that can, let the world hear
We the north, we’re proud right here
True North strong, sing it loud this year
Red and white freedom, crack a two-four beer (eh there bud)

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