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- Strait of Georgia
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Strait of Georgia
Words and music by Peter Brunette
1.
Came from California, started out to roam,
Didn’t want to go to Vietnam.
Stole across the border, looking for a home.
Now I know just who and where I am.
CHORUS:
It’s summertime on Vancouver Island—
Ain’t no other place I’d rather be—
Summertime on the Strait of Georgia,
Where the snowcapped mountains meet the sea.
2.
First place that I landed was Vancouver town,
Stopped there for a while just to bide my time.
Met a girl I fancied, swore I’d settle down.
Promised her the world if she’d be mine.
CHORUS
3.
Raised up four strong children, working at a trade—
Never dreamed I’d be a carpenter.
My fair lady told me, “We’ve got mouths to feed.
Kids can’t live on poetry and verse.”
CHORUS
4.
Tides kept on a-turning, empires rose and fell.
Now our kids have children of their own.
Crossed over the water, seems to suit us well.
Grandkids come to see our island home.
CHORUS
Words and music by Peter Brunette
1.
Came from California, started out to roam,
Didn’t want to go to Vietnam.
Stole across the border, looking for a home.
Now I know just who and where I am.
CHORUS:
It’s summertime on Vancouver Island—
Ain’t no other place I’d rather be—
Summertime on the Strait of Georgia,
Where the snowcapped mountains meet the sea.
2.
First place that I landed was Vancouver town,
Stopped there for a while just to bide my time.
Met a girl I fancied, swore I’d settle down.
Promised her the world if she’d be mine.
CHORUS
3.
Raised up four strong children, working at a trade—
Never dreamed I’d be a carpenter.
My fair lady told me, “We’ve got mouths to feed.
Kids can’t live on poetry and verse.”
CHORUS
4.
Tides kept on a-turning, empires rose and fell.
Now our kids have children of their own.
Crossed over the water, seems to suit us well.
Grandkids come to see our island home.
CHORUS
Vocals: Peter Brunette
Backup vocals: Corwin Fox
Fiddle: Trent Freeman
Guitar, banjo: Corwin Fox
Tags: Peter Brunette, songwriter, singer-songwriter, Strait of Georgia, song, folk song, folk music,Victoria, British Columbia, Canada