In memoriam:
Providence College Baseball
1923-1999 

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O Canada

and don't give us any B.S. about the lyrics.

"the version that gained the widest currency was made in 1908 by Robert Stanley Weir, a lawyer and at the time Recorder of the City of Montréal. This is the version which was published in an official form for the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation in 1927, and has since been generally accepted in English speaking Canada."
The History of The National Anthem of Canada

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O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! And Stand on guard O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, Glorious and free We stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

And now in French

First in French, and then spelled phonetically so we can all pronounce the words

O Canada!
O Canada

Terre de nos aïeux,
Teer-uh deux knows i-u

Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Ton fron ess-ay deux fleurons glor-e-uh

Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
car ton bra say portay la pay

Il sait porter la croix!
eell say portay la cwah

Ton histoire est une épopée
ton histwah-ay un ay-pu-pay

Des plus brillants exploits.
day plooh brill-yan ex-pwah

Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
ay ta val-er deaux fwa trom-pay

Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
pro-tay-jer-ah no foy-a ah no drwah

Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
pro-tay-jer-ah no foy-a ah no drwah!!

Note: “O Canada” has become the rally song of the fifth inning, sung whenever Florida State bats in the fifth.  There are many, many rumors as to how this tradition was started, so it just depends on whom you ask.  A Canadian flag was added to the Animals in 1991, and is now raised whenever the anthem is sung.  We even sing “O Canada” in French from time to time if the mood hits us just right.  It’s become such a well-known tradition that even the organist at the ACC Tournament when it’s in Durham, NC plays the anthem whenever FSU bats in the 5^th inning.

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