I walked by the west Canadian shore Where I was born beneath the sky Staggered by and by, I cried Realizing I was once blind I felt the wind blow in from the sea And it was blowing in on me Alone I walked while the mountains talked Telling me I must be free I have been relieved My waters shall run free Take me down to the sea When I die By the shores Of my fathers I will lie I felt the sun break through from the sky And I could hear the seagulls cry Cry for me, while the wind and the sea In me, I must be free I have been relieved My waters shall run free Take me down to the sea When I die By the shores Of my father I will lie