The Great Lakes Song

Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
 Coming down from Mackinac, and Sault Ste. Marie
 Blue water Huron rolls, down to Lake Erie, oh
 Falls into Ontario, and runs on out to sea
 The Great Lakes are a diamond
 On the hand of North America
 A bright shining Jewel
 On that friendship border ring
 It's a freshwater highway
 Coming down from Canada
 And all along the coastline
 You can hear the people sing
 Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
 Coming down from Mackinac, and Sault Ste. Marie
 Blue water Huron rolls, down to Lake Erie, oh
 Falls into Ontario, and runs on out to sea
 Hardy are the seamen
 On the ships that load the iron ore
 Hauling out of Thunder Bay
 Bound for Buffalo
 And hardy are the fishermen
 Like their fathers were before
 They say "Bury me at sea when it's my time to go"
 Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
 Coming down from Mackinac, and Sault Ste. Marie
 Blue water Huron rolls, down to Lake Erie, oh
 Falls into Ontario, and runs on out to sea
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 Down below the quarterdeck
 Old men man the fishing nets
 While up on the windy bridge
 Young men curse into the wind
 Up and down the Windsor Straits
 The wives and mothers lie awake
 They pray our lady of the lake
 Will bring them home again
 Singing, Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
 Coming down from Mackinac, and Sault Ste. Marie
 Blue water Huron rolls, down to Lake Erie, oh
 Falls into Ontario, and runs on out to sea"
 Singing, Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
 Coming down from Mackinac, and Sault Ste. Marie
 Blue water Huron rolls, down to Lake Erie, oh
 Falls into Ontario, and runs on out to sea"
 Runs on out to sea
 Runs on out to sea