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This song treats the Trump shenanigans in recent days as he has escalated a trade war with Canada and – when faced with defiance and the threat of counter tariffs – indulged in petty statements and pathetic acts such as sanctimoniously renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’. We have been inundated with requests from Canadian followers for something on this topic (including plenty of suggested lyrics and songs) – but we’ve stuck to our own model and selection, which we nearly always do. We wanted to use an iconic Canadian musician for the parody, and opted for the cutting tongue and clean spiky sound of Alanis Morissette – whose show Danielle loved seeing live in London recently. “Jagged Little Pill” was one of our favourite albums – coming out in 1995 when we first met at uni – and “Ironic” (co-written and produced by Glen Ballard) topped the Canadian chart for six weeks when released, thanks in part to a memorable music video that showcased different characters/versions of her.
If you need a refresher on the backstory to the lyrics, then you can find good information here:
– https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8xd5k1krpo
– https://www.npr.org/2026/08/30/nx-s1-5949254/lake-ontario-america-doug-ford-trump-sign-google
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LYRICS
An old man yearned to be great
He wanted Ottawa and he tried to dictate
Just a brash guy from the USA
Using retro jargon ‘bout a fifty-first state
And isn’t it moronic? Don’t you think?
Wrecking trade cos he’s mad one day
Setting tariff hikes – so there’s more to be paid
Is it bad advice? Does he just make mistakes?
Well Canada won’t be triggered!
Mr Real Estate was a made-up guy
He bragged of new crusades, he fixed up alibis
Created a load of strife – all bark not bite
And as his polls crashed down, he sought a counterstrike
And isn’t it moronic? Don’t you think?
Changing names on a waterway
Out of sheer spite, when you don’t get your way
It’s a lame device, trying to mess with a lake
A puny retort – that figures!
Well, Trump has a funny way of makin’ a blunder of a thing – like a pond or strait – then pickin’ another fight!
And, Trump has a funny way of chickenin’ out, whimperin’ – when the thing’s gone wrong, and everything blows up in his face
Canada’s no American state
And Ontario – you’ll find -’s, still the name of the lake
The Canucks he lampoons will match an eye for an eye
Defeating his pantomime schemes, and then keeping their elbows up high
And isn’t it moronic? Don’t you think?
A little hegemonic, and yeah, I really do think
He’s like pain when it won’t go away
He’s the pesky fly that you can’t seem to spray
He’s the parasite that you just couldn’t shake
But Canada won’t be triggered!
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Grandad
Views: 6,170
Published: August 30, 2026
Channels: Marsh Family
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