About one's home town
timmins
cancon
paul henry dallaire
socanca
mattagami heights
on canada
Story behind the song
My home town of Timmins, Ontario. Canada
Lyrics
THERE'S A PLACE EAST OF SAULT STE.MARIE WHERE I GO
ON HIGHWAY ELEVEN NORTH OF TORONTO
NEAR THE EXTRATA KIDD CREEK COPPER MINE
TAKE A PICTURE OF TIMMINS AND SOUTH PORCUPINE
THERE'S THE HOLLIGER MINE AND THE SHANIA TWAIN TREASURE
SO PROUD OF WHOSE BED HAVE YOUR BOOTS BEEN UNDER
LESS COSTELLO THE FLYING FATHER AND SCHUMACHER TOWN
IT'S THE PLACE WHERE FRANK AND PETER MAHOVLICH WERE BORN
CHORUS;
IN SUMMER THE FARMERS RISE EARLY AT DAWN
THEIR HANDS TELL A STORY OF ANCESTORS GONE
THEY'LL FEED THIS GREAT NATION WITH TRACTORS AND HOES
AT THE OLD MOUNTJOY MARKET THEIR PRODUCE ARE SOLD
WHEN I WAS A BOY WE'D PLAY COWBOY AND INDIANS
WITH MY TRUSTY DOG GINGER BY OLD FELDMAN'S MILL
ROY ROGERS AND THE ROCKET MAN THEY WERE MY HEROES
AT A NICKEL FOR POPCORN AND TWO BITS FOR THE SHOW
THERE'S THE ONE FORTY FOUR GOES SOUTH TO SUDBURY
ON THE WAY THERE'S GOGAMA INDIAN TERRITORY
AND WERE NEXT OF KIN TO THE TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY
YOU GO WEST TO ALBERTA AND EAST P.E.I.