In Days of yore, from foreign shores The royal minions came And planted firm Their feckless flags On such a fair domain. It marked beginnings of the end, Of those who first were there The cultures of a people proud, Were lost forever more. The Maple tree, who once stood strong, Come gather round and sing this song together, Forget their Queen, and all she means, The maple tree, the maple tree remember Protect the weak And show the strength of Our natural cathedrals in paradise Above which shine The northern lights The way we are, remember Mountains and prairies from sea to sea Blue unending skies And if you spy Those endless skies A hungry eagle flies The Maple tree, who once stood strong, Come gather round and sing this song together, Forget their Queen, and all she means, The maple tree, the maple tree remember Canada Your forests stood For two hundred, fifty million moons With axe and saw They hacked you down The end will be here soon. The marathon Of greed decreed Those traitors made it all clear Majestic trees Who once stood tall Were doomed to disappear The Maple tree, who once stood strong, Come gather round and sing this song together, Forget their Queen, and all she means The maple tree The maple tree Remember (Remember) (Remember)