Lyrics
I rode your ocean liner to Newfoundland,
I traveled on an ocean liner to Newfoundland.
Where I made a living in an iron mine.
I earned a living by working in an iron mine.
When I got my fill I went to Nova Scotia,
After satisfying my needs, I moved to Nova Scotia.
And I fished the salty waters for a time.
I engaged in fishing in the salty waters for a period.
Passing through Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick,
Traveling through Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick,
I could see the rocks and cliffs of solid stone.
I observed rocks and cliffs of solid stone.
Listening to the seagulls calling to each other
Listening to seagulls calling made me miss my home.
Made me miss my darling and my distant home.
The seagulls reminded me of my distant home and darling.
Canadian Pacific, carry me three thousand miles,
Addressing the Canadian Pacific, asking it to carry for three thousand miles.
Through the valleys and the forests,
Across valleys and forests, towards the sunshine of a smile.
To the sunshine of her smile,
Over plains and rugged mountains, protecting a wandering boy from harm.
'Cross the plains and the rugged mountains,
Keep this wandering boy from harm.
Canadian Pacific requested to bring the narrator to their lover's arms.
Canadian Pacific, take me to my baby's arms.
The Atlantic disappeared on the horizon,
The Atlantic vanished from sight, and Quebec awaited down the track.
And Quebec lay waiting for me down the track.
For a while I drove a truck to keep from star-ving.
The narrator drove a truck in Ontario to prevent starvation.
In Ontario I was a lumber-jack.
In Ontario, the narrator worked as a lumberjack.
Man-itoba and Saskatchewan then followed,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan were the next destinations.
Where the wheat fields and the old Red River flowed.
Fields of wheat and the old Red River were present there.
In the quiet hours your whistling on the prairie,
The whistling on the prairie touched the narrator's heart.
Touched my heart and set my memories aglow.
It ignited memories as it set them aglow.
I could feel the nearness of her warm, sweet kisses,
The proximity of warm, sweet kisses felt as the train reached Alberta.
When you rolled into Alberta westward bound.
Oil rig work was undertaken to earn money for a ticket.
I worked on an oil rig to make some money,
For a ticket to the sweetest girl around.
Canadian Pacific reached Lake Louise in all its splendor.
Pushing on past Lake Louise in all it's splendor,
British Columbia was reached, resembling heaven.
Where the trees and Rockies touch the sky above,
The narrator returned to their true love on the train's track.
I got to British Columbia and heaven,
On your track I made it back to my true love.
-Canadian Pacific, carry me three thousand miles,
Repetition of the request for Canadian Pacific to carry for three thousand miles.
Through the valleys and the forests,
Repetition of traveling through valleys and forests.
To the sunshine of her smile.
Repetition of reaching the sunshine of her smile.
'Cross the plains and the rugged mountains,
Repetition of crossing plains and rugged mountains.
Keep this wandering boy from harm.
Repetition of protecting a wandering boy from harm.
Canadian Pacific, take me to my baby's arms.
Repetition of the request for Canadian Pacific to take to the lover's arms.
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