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