I ride with my father down the river

In a birch bark canoe he made last year

I hold my paddle strong through the rapids

And we float through the vally of the deer



One sky above us

One people below

We carry on as the rivers flow



Chorus:

Anishinabe ma-nee ta-haem

These simple words we love to sing

When we are together under the stars

Anishinabe ma-nee ta-haem

Today has been a wonderful day

The people we feel good in our hearts



I walk with my mother in the morning

As she plants the seeds that brings the field of corn

She tells me many stories of the people

And the life they lived before I was born



One sky above us

One people below

We carry on as the grasses will grow



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