OH KANATA DA

(A Spoof Song)

Verse 1
Oh Kanata da, hear the drum beat slow,
Paper names blow where the cold winds go
Stamp on the form, sign on the line,
Who owns the land? Who owns the time?

Eagle fly high over office towers,
Clock on the wall counts borrowed hours
Spirit free but the file says “No,”
Ask the river which way to flow

Chorus
🎶 Ohhhh Kanata daaaa
Who drew the lines on sacred ground?
Ohhhh Kanata daaaa
Who sold the air, who weighed the sound?
Drum says truth, pen says lie,
One was born, the other signed
Ohhhh Kanata daaaa 🎶

Verse 2
Smoke rise up from the council fire,
Cold steel stamp says “prior desire”
Name on paper, number on tag,
Buffalo gone, replaced by a flag

They say “progress,” they say “law,”
But the earth don’t read statute or clause
The old ones laugh, the young ones see,
You can’t cage wind or registry

Chorus
🎶 Ohhhh Kanata daaaa
Who claimed the soul with ink and seal?
Ohhhh Kanata daaaa
What is real and what’s the deal?
Drum was here before the crown,
Truth don’t kneel and won’t bow down
Ohhhh Kanata daaaa 🎶

Bridge (spoken / chant style)
Before the court
Before the crown
Before the fence
Before the town

There was a fire
There was a song
There was a people
All along

Verse 3
Treaty talks and paper trails,
Wind still whispers different tales
You can rename the hills and streams,
But the land remembers ancient dreams

So dance light-foot, laugh real loud,
Mock the suits, not the proud
Satire sharp but spirit kind,
We’re spoofing power, not the line

Final Chorus
🎶 Ohhhh Kanata daaaa
Hear the drum beneath the snow
Ohhhh Kanata daaaa
Truth still walks where rivers go
Paper fades and stamps decay,
Earth outlives what states may say
Ohhhh Kanata daaaa 🎶

Outro
Hey…
Oh Kanata da…
Drum still beats.