"Immigrant Refugee" genre: Folk
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	A ballad honoring the millions that came to Canada (often with little or nothing) for a chance at a better life.
	CD: Northern Sightlines   Label: Independent Credits: Lyrics and Music: John Spearn
	Story Behind the Song A ballad honoring the millions that came to Canada (often with little or nothing) for a chance at a better life. Lyrics In the bowels of a ship, from a far away land they did come - free again To a windblown shack made of earth, sticks and toil the kids were born - Canadian six inches underground where the future was found weighing down on the plough Let's pray again for the rain to wash away all our pain - God knows how. Canadian soil we are breaking Our heritage we are making. From war-torn lands we are taking . . . Dispossessed! And we won't forget our own history, Here we stand proud and strong with our dignity, Nevermore to run . . . immigrant refugee. When we look way up high to the Rocky Mountain sky We see peace . . . tame and free On the grain-wave ground there are riches to be found And they're ours . . . for all the world to see! It's a big backyard and we stand on guard To erase tyranny. Canadian soil we are breaking Our heritage we are making. From war-torn lands we are taking . . . Dispossessed! And we won't forget our own history, Here we stand proud and strong with our dignity, Nevermore to run . . . immigrant refugee. © 1999 John Spearn

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