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Ballad Of Dead Man's Point
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A fire swept through Shania Twain's home town of Timmins ON. Canada in 1911 and took many lives
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paulhenrydallaire (www.youtube.com) Country all the way singer I PAY MY TAXES THEREFORE I AM
My band is called The (Passive Canadians Band) or (Men of No Tomorrows) The leader of the band is or was Gil Charron from Ottawa, ON. Canada. I am a singer/Songwriter from Timmins, Ontario. Canada which incidentally is also Shania Twain's home town. I have had a write up in the 'OUR CANADA' magazine in the Sept issue, written by Gary George which is pretty interesting. I have 3 Albums out: My songs are for sale on www.soundclick.com Most of my work is on www.youtube.com / paulhenrydallaire Album #1-For you my love my Canada =16 tracks #2- Songs of what I am =18 tracks #3- Le p'tit train du Nord =18 tracks in French tracks
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Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #391
Peak in subgenre #141
Author
Paul Henry Dallaire
Rights
Paul Henry Pub. SOCAN
Uploaded
September 29, 2009
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MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:36
Story behind the song
Whitney township cemetery called (Dead Man's Point" The year was 1911 on a hot July summer day when out of nowhere flames engulfed the town of Porcupine ON. Canada (Timmins) The area was in a gold rush frenzie and there were many pioneers who lost their lives, many were inaccounted for as there were many prospectors in the bush at the time. They buried the victims at a little point on the lake called Dead Man's Point" I visited the cemetery and was overwhelmed at the almost forgotten grave sites of people who suffered through so much and decided to write a song that will live forever in their memory. A picture on my web site can be seenof myself looking a the commemoration plaque at www.johnnycashsong.com
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Ballad Of Dead Man's Point" Strolling along by the lakeshore I came to an old graveyard The words that were written on a tombstone Set my mind back many years ago The year was nineteen eleven T'was one hot July summer's day Smoke filled the air then like an eclipse The sky turned as black as the night Chorus: Our little town burned to dust It was a holocaust (Many lives were lost) And it left behind a trail of woe and ashes Those who died that day May their ghosts lead on the way And protect us from another God we pray The fire came like a thief in the night With a wind crazy blowin wild Down in the mine some went there to hide But suffocated and did not survive Others ran to the lakeside Fleeing for their lives Men and their horses could be safe there But in the waters were doomed there to die Narratio: Whenever your fishing for Pickerel on Porcupine Lake Just down the hill at Dead Man's Point The always blowin breeze will connect you To the past of North Ontario And if your standin there gazing at the grave sites Alongside the Loon calls where the lonesome jackpine grows You can see the spot where the Weiss family's sleeping Found in that mine shaft dark and deep below Chorus: End - Music - Recorded in Key of D Major
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