For This Land
We were brought from our home
had to leave everything behind
to build a railway
of the Canadian kind
We had only one goal
to earn enough money
to go back to China
and see our honeys
We were willing to work
for half the price
though we worked twice as hard
and weren't treated nice
People objected to us
because we looked different
Our customs and colour
made us victims of judgment
We had more dangerous jobs
many of us died
a cruel price to pay
for the workers who tried
We never made it out
please understand
we faced a grim future
all for this land
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| Chinese workers working on the CPR |
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