Another great Northwest anthem is this gem written by Woody, about 1940:


ROLL ON, COLUMBIA

Green Douglas firs where the waters cut through,
Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew,
Canadian Northwest to the ocean so blue.
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.

At Bonneville now there are ships in the locks.
The waters have risen and cleared all the rocks.
Shiploads of plenty will steam past the docks.
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.

Other great rivers add power to you:
The Yakima, Snake, and the Klickitat too,
Sandy, Willamette, and the Hood River too.
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.

And on up the river is Grand Coulee Dam,
The biggest thing built by the hand of a man,
To run the great factories and water the land.
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.


Don, do you remember when you and Patti and I sang this at the Seattle Yacht Club? Cheers, Bob