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The United States is wondrous land, / Within its mighty borders grand, / They are a world unto themselves, / In South the Negro plows and delves.
Raising tobacco, sugar, cotton, / Grapes and rice too may be gotten, / The west for corn, cattle and swine, / On which millions o'er the world dine.
The silver hills of Colorado, / Equaled only by Nevada, / And o'er the world you can't behold / Aught like California's mines of gold.
To vast extent her exports reaches, / Of grapes and oranges and peaches, / And Florida the land of flowers / Is famous for its orange bowers.
Pennsylvania's hills environ / Wondrous mines of coal and iron, / Great marvel of these modern days, / All you require yourselves could raise.
But still Canadians are content / With their own half of continent, / Though Uncle Sam is most wealthy, / Canada's content and healthy.
Sam and her are blood relation, / Sprung alike from British nation, / May peaceful odes alone be sung / 'Tween people of one race and tongue.
When Canada's ten million strong, / Then none will dare to do her wrong, / Either as a youthful nation / Or in Imperial Federation.