Biography:
Michael Mitchell, an award-winning singer, songwriter and storyteller is on a never-ending mission to stir up some patriotic spirit in the hearts and minds of all Canadians through lively songs and humorous stories of our history, geography and some of the wacky quirks that identify us as Canadians.
Michael has given more than 5,000 of his popular Canada Is For Kids shows in school gyms, and at fairs, festivals, and conventions throughout the country, and has travelled to some of those shows in everything from float planes to dog sleds.
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[Intro]
C D C G
[Verse]
G D G D
Over a ocean and over a sea
G D C D
Beyond these great waters what do I see
G D G D
I see the great mountains rise up from the coastline
G D C D
The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine
G D G G7
Oh and we come from the countries all over the world
C G Am D
to hack at the forests and plow the land down
Em D G G7
Fishermen, farmers, and sailors all come
C G D G
to clear for the future this pioneer ground
[Chorus]
G C G D
We are an island, a rock in the stream
G C G D
We are a people as proud as there's been
Em C G D
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind
C D C G
The home of our hearts Cape Breton
[Verse]
G D G D
Over the rooftops and over the trees
G D C D
Within these new townships what do I see
G D G D
I see the black pit head, the coal wheels a-turning
G D C D
The smoke stacks a-belching and the blast fires burning
G D G G7
And the sweat on the back is no joy to behold
C G Am D
In the heat of the steel plant or mining the coal
Em D G G7
And the foreign-owned companies force us to fight
C G D G
For our survival and for our rights
[Chorus]
G C G D
We are an island, a rock in the stream
G C G D
We are a people as proud as there's been
Em C G D
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind
C D C G
The home of our hearts Cape Breton
[Verse]
G D G D
Over the highway and over the road
G D C D
Over the causeway stories are told
G D G D
They tell of the coming and the going away
G D C D
The cities of America draw me away
G D G G7
And though companies come and companies go
C G Am D
And the ways of the world we may never know
Em D G G7
We'll follow the footsteps of those on their way
C G D G
And we'll fight for the right to leave or to stay
[Chorus]
G C G D
We are an island, a rock in the stream
G C G D
We are a people as proud as there's been
Em C G D
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind
C D C G
The home of our hearts Cape Breton
C D C G
[Verse]
G D G D
Over a ocean and over a sea
G D C D
Beyond these great waters what do I see
G D G D
I see the great mountains rise up from the coastline
G D C D
The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine
G D G G7
Oh and we come from the countries all over the world
C G Am D
to hack at the forests and plow the land down
Em D G G7
Fishermen, farmers, and sailors all come
C G D G
to clear for the future this pioneer ground
[Chorus]
G C G D
We are an island, a rock in the stream
G C G D
We are a people as proud as there's been
Em C G D
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind
C D C G
The home of our hearts Cape Breton
[Verse]
G D G D
Over the rooftops and over the trees
G D C D
Within these new townships what do I see
G D G D
I see the black pit head, the coal wheels a-turning
G D C D
The smoke stacks a-belching and the blast fires burning
G D G G7
And the sweat on the back is no joy to behold
C G Am D
In the heat of the steel plant or mining the coal
Em D G G7
And the foreign-owned companies force us to fight
C G D G
For our survival and for our rights
[Chorus]
G C G D
We are an island, a rock in the stream
G C G D
We are a people as proud as there's been
Em C G D
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind
C D C G
The home of our hearts Cape Breton
[Verse]
G D G D
Over the highway and over the road
G D C D
Over the causeway stories are told
G D G D
They tell of the coming and the going away
G D C D
The cities of America draw me away
G D G G7
And though companies come and companies go
C G Am D
And the ways of the world we may never know
Em D G G7
We'll follow the footsteps of those on their way
C G D G
And we'll fight for the right to leave or to stay
[Chorus]
G C G D
We are an island, a rock in the stream
G C G D
We are a people as proud as there's been
Em C G D
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter wind
C D C G
The home of our hearts Cape Breton
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