There are words or phrases that are distinct to us Canadians in their own way
Some you might have expressed yourself or heard someone say
Being that our country is so vast, some can be totally unique
Depending on the location and the language you speak
Take for example “soda”, but we call it “pop”
Was it called that because of the noise it made when you loosened the top?
Twenty four beers is a “two-four”, we’ve all heard that before
No matter what “Canadian” brew you drink, you are wanting for more
So in between beer trips if you didn’t get out and hustle
You wouldn’t develop a “beer belly”, no in Canada it’s “Molson muscle”
“Timbit” and a “double double” are two that go hand in hand
You only have to think “Tim Hortons” to fully understand
“KD” is “Kraft dinner”, a staple I still consume
A macaroni and cheese meal that occupies many a dorm room
If you hop in your car and go speeding just to get your kicks
You’re not racing in “miles per hour” you’re counting them in “clicks”
“Running shoes” is another word that we don’t usually say
The kids put on their “runners” when they go out and play
If you are short of money and need a “buck or two”
Up here a “loonie” or a “toonie” will have to do
In the living room we have no “sofas”, a chesterfield was put there
Outside, nothing from the “Adirondacks”, it’s a “Muskoka” chair
Our national sport is hockey and we are all called “Canucks”
Does this come from a combination of “Canada” and “puck”?
You hear “Jesus Murphy” time and time again
That’s just our way of not taking the Lord’s” name in vain
In the heat of our game, players never swear, in respect for their mothers
Listen to any broadcast, they are only “chirping” at each other
“Snowbirds” head south to escape the winter’s cold
Just another saying to add to this special language I’ve been told
Just one last thing to emphasize after everything I have said
The “Canadian” alphabet as we all learned, officially ends with the letter “zed”
The Black Sheep Poet 