Roll on Columbia

[Verse 1]
Green Douglas fir where the waters cut through
Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew
Canadian Northwest to the ocean so blue
It's roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Chorus]
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn
Roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Verse 2]
Other great rivers add power to you
Yakima, Snake and the Klickitat, too
Sandy, Willamette and Hood River, too
Roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Verse 3]
It's there on your banks that we fought many a fight
Sheridan's boys in the blockhouse that night
They saw us in death but never in flight
Roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Chorus]
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn
Roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Verse 4]
Our loved ones we lost there at Coe's little store
By fireball and rifle, a dozen or more
We won by the Mary and soldiers she bore
Roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Verse 5]
Remember the trial when the battle is won
The wild Indian warrior to the tall timber run
We hung every Indian with smoke in his gun
Roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Verse 6]
Year after year we had tedious trials
Fighting the Rapids Cascades and Dalles
The Indians rest peaceful on Memaloose Isle
Roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Chorus]
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn
Roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Verse 7]
At Bonneville now there is ships in the locks
Waters have risen and drowned the rocks
Shiploads of plenty will steam in the docks
Roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Verse 8]
On up the river is Grand Coulee Dam
Mightiest thing ever built by a man
To run the great factories for Old Uncle Sam
It's roll on, Columbia, roll on

[Chorus]
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Your power is turning darkness to dawn
Roll on, Columbia, roll on