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SOL MIm
The Great Lakes are a diamond on the hand of North America
DO RE
Brightly shining jewel on the friendship bordering
SOL MIm
Freshwater highway coming down from Canada
DO RE SOL
All along the shoreline, you can hear them sing
chorus
SOL MIm
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
DO RE
Coming down from Mackinac and Sault St. Marie
SOL MIm
Blue water Huron, Flow down to Lake Erie-O
DO RE SOL
Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
SOL MIm
Hearty are the seamen on the ships that load the iron ore
DO RE
Sailing out of Thunder Bay and bound for Buffalo
SOL MIm
Hearty are the fishermen just like their fathers were before
DO RE SOL
Say they'll bury me at sea come my time to go
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SOL MIm
Oh the tales the sailors spin of mermaids singing in the wind
DO RE
the sinking of the Bessemer, the drowning of the crew
SOL MIm
Memories of waters crossed of women won and fortunes lost
DO RE SOL
Are etched upon their faces and their faded old tatoos
MIm DO
Down below the quarter decks the old men mend the fishing nets
SOL RE
Up above the windy bridge the young men curse into the wind
MIm DO
All along the winds of straits(?) the wives and mothers lie awake
SOL RE
Pray on lady of the lake to send them home again
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