Ontari-airi-airi-o!

[newschick]

So the provincial tourism minister, Jim Bradley, wants to bring back the "A Place to Grow" song to help promote Ontario. I'm thrilled, because we used to sing that all the time when I was a kid (course we switched it up - Scarbor-arbor-arbor-ough!) I brought that up during our 5:45 t-up this morning and to my absolute horror, neither Greg nor Shannon knew what I was even talking about. They've never heard of it, never sang it, and basically think I'm insane.
Everybody now...

A place to stand
and a place to grow
we call this land
Ontario!
A place to stand,
a place to grow
Ontari-airi-airi-o!!

Comments

[cafemusique.livejournal.com]

I don't think I ever sang the song until about two years ago...but I remember a choir of older kids in my elementary school singing it. I think the last line just really makes me cringe...to me the song sounds too hokey because of it. *shrug*

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

How could you have not heard that song?!

[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

yes, but do you remember "Okay (OKAY!) Blue Jays (BLUE JAYS!) Let's (LET'S) play (PLAY) BALL!!"?

[newschick.livejournal.com]

I know!!

[newschick.livejournal.com]

Well of course I do! Sheesh....Seventh inning stretch, babe.

[hbrika.livejournal.com]

Woot its been ages since I heard that I even remember the words huzzah.

Um where do those people come from? :)

[newschick.livejournal.com]

Greg's from Chatham (well, Ridgetown) and Shannon's from Leamington.

[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

I only knew it from the commercials... I've been to Jays games, but in Montreal and New York, and my only visit to the Ex was for an Argos game. (still haven't been in the Skydome)

[hbrika.livejournal.com]

So like huh :) Last I checked those places were in Ontario and got Ontario news and tv :P

[newschick.livejournal.com]

Wow....you need to come up some time!

[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

we have people in Toronto, so it's definitely on our list of places we need to go!

[newschick.livejournal.com]

Plus you've got me! (Ok, I'm not *technically* in Toronto, but I'm close enough...)

[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

isn't everything within an hour of the CN Tower Toronto anyway? ;)

[newschick.livejournal.com]

well it is the centre of the universe :D

you're missing some lyrics...

[radiostace.livejournal.com]

Give us a place to stand
and a place to grow
and call this land
Ontario!

A place to live, for you and me
With hopes as high
as the tallest tree!

Give us a land of lakes
and a land of snow
and we will build Ontario

A place to stand,
a place to grow
Ontari-airi-airi-o!!

I can't remember if there are any other verses...

Re: you're missing some lyrics...

[newschick.livejournal.com]

yeah, I knew I didn't have the whole song. I just put in the best parts :D