Lyrics of Manitoba

Up in manitoba
The sky was very blue
The people were a few
And nights were getting colder

And when i heard the sound
Saw the sky turn red
I got up from my bed
And i wandered far from town

I have seen the face of god
And i was not afraid
I have seen the face of god
And i have dearly paid

Darkness came i couldn't see
I had no light to follow
I slept inside the hollow
Of a dead and fallen tree

I'll tell you how three days i tried
To wake my up, ah, but no
My flesh had turned to snow
And i thought i had died

For i have seen the face of god
And i was not afraid
I have seen the face of god
And i have dearly paid

And though i had it rough
They got me home in time
And they gave me homemade wine
But it was not enough

The cold had made me dumb
And i was sent away
These walls are here today
For fifty years and some

Yes, i have seen the face of god
And i was not afraid
I have seen the face of god
And i have dearly paid

I have seen the face of god
And i was not afraid
I have seen the face of god
And i have dearly paid