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16 October 2014
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play 'The Alberta Homesteader' (traditional)

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So come to Alberta, there’s room for you all,
Where the wind never ceases and the rain always falls
Where the sun always sets and there it remains
Till we get frozen out on our government claims.

You may try to raise wheat, you may try to raise rye,
You may stay there and live, you may stay there and die,
But as for myself, I’ll no longer remain
A-starving to death on a government claim.

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