Cut bank 

The cut bank of the north 
Stand silently 
By the mighty Fraser River
The soil of the cut bank 
Exposed
Like never healed wounds

Rain wash the soil
Wind blow the soil
Snow carry the soil
Sun break the soil 
River cut the soil
Into the Fraser River 

The river carries the soil
Thousands of miles down 
To the mouth of the river 
Deposit there
Build up the land and expand
Down the Fraser Valley 

Millions of birds
Millions of people 
Build their nests
Build their dreams
On the soil
From the cut bank of the north 

The cut bank of the north 
Stand silently 
By the mighty Fraser River
The soil of the cut bank 
Exposed
Like never healed wounds