Grand Coolie Dam-Lonnie Donegan

[ti:Grand Coulee Dam] [ar:Lonnie Donegan] [al:Puttin' On The Style] [by:] [offset:0] [00:02.59]Now the world holds seven wonders [00:04.79]That the travellers always tell [00:07.16]Some gardens and some towers [00:09.66]I guess you know them well [00:11.97]But now the greatest wonder [00:14.23]Is in Uncle Sam's fair land [00:16.66]It's the big Columbia River [00:19.10]And the big Grand Coulee Dam [00:21.66]She heads up the Canadian Rockies [00:23.78]Where the rippling waters glide [00:26.16]Comes a-roaring down the canyon [00:28.29]For to meet that salty tide [00:31.04]Of the big Pacific Ocean [00:33.16]Where the sun sinks in the west [00:35.48]In the big Grand Coulee country [00:37.91]In the land I love the best [00:40.29]In the misty crystal glitter [00:42.48]Of the wild and windward spray [00:44.98]Men have fought the pounding waters [00:47.17]And met a watery grave [00:49.66]Why she tore their boats to splinters [00:51.67]But she gave men dreams to dream [00:54.04]Of the day the Coulee Dam [00:56.23]Would cross that wild and wasted stream [00:58.92]Now Uncle Sam took up the challenge [01:01.10]In the year of thirty three [01:03.41]For the farmer and the factory [01:05.79]And all of you and me [01:08.17]He said "Roll along Columbia [01:10.48]You can roll down to the sea [01:12.73]But river while you're rambling [01:14.85]You can do some work for me " [01:17.42]In the misty crystal glitter [01:19.73]Of the wild and windward spray [01:21.91]Men have fought the pounding waters [01:24.54]And met a watery grave [01:26.54]Why she tore their boats to splinters [01:28.98]But she gave men dreams to dream [01:31.36]Of the day the Coulee Dam [01:33.35]Would cross that wild and wasted stream [01:35.54]Now from Washington and Oregon [01:38.04]You can hear the factories hum [01:40.36]Making chrome and making manganese [01:41.91]And white aluminum [01:44.85]Now the roar of the Flying Fortress [01:47.11]For to fight for Uncle Sam [01:49.42]On the howling King Columbia [01:51.61]By the big Grand Coulee Dam [01:53.98]In the misty crystal glitter [01:56.23]Of the wild and windward spray [01:58.23]Men have fought the pounding waters [02:00.42]And met a watery grave [02:02.98]Why she tore their boats to splinters [02:05.04]But she gave men dreams to dream [02:07.42]Of the day the Coulee Dam [02:09.36]Would cross that wild and wasted stream [02:11.79]Now the world holds seven wonders [02:13.98]That the travellers always tell [02:16.54]Some gardens and some towers [02:18.86]Why I guess you know them well [02:21.11]But now the greatest wonder [02:23.17]Is in Uncle Sam's fair land [02:25.48]It's the big Columbia River [02:27.48]And the big Grand Coulee Dam