Oh AdelaideI remember the morningWhen you cameIn a bundle thin and whiteOn the endless plainFound you lyin’ on the waysideRead your nameI call her AdelaideOh AdelaideI remember you dreamingAll the dayWhy your mamma rolled that wayWell it ain’t your stainYou were born for the leavingHold your claimShe called you AdelaideFind me a sword, find me a stoneMore precious than this breath and boneIn these cold winds of Calgary, I love you like my ownLike my own and my only, AdelaideOh AdelaideHow you danced on the prairieAll aloneWhen the summer birds had flownYour love had grownSweet and round as the berriesOf your homeMy only AdelaideOh AdelaideThere were tears on the willowWhen she cameA lady thin and whiteAnd the July rainFramed your face in the windowShe cried your nameMy daughter Adelaide
