First we had the neutrals
The original aboriginals
Along came the white man
Followed by the black man
Last stop on the underground line
We became everyone’s lifeline
For the Empire loyalists
They were the bravest
Look here at Mary Gage
Her children were teenage
They hued the trees
Man, woman and kiddies
Their strong arms
Built great farms
Now came the railroad
This created a new mode
For entrepreneurs like Auld
He built a Shop Yard
Out of a farmyard
In our fair city of Hamilton
They immediately took action
In the year 1928
They had reason to zonate
Elliot built an Airport
But Hamilton wouldn’t support
So they took 200 acres of land
Which had been fertile cropland
An airport they built
The land like a quilt
With a large hangar to serve the planes
They showed no restrains
As opening day approached
All looked for the skycoach
Goodyear came with their blimps
Everyone strained for a glimpse
Those Nazi Bastards
Started a war
Our men went off to scar
Hitler’s cigar and gizzard
Our service men returned
The Governments were concerned
A Housing Scheme was planned
On old City Airport land
In 1948 a new survey
Just East of the raceway
Called Parkdale Heights
Lessoned the vets plights
When five families
Received their keys
The need was still great
The City moved to abate
It was time to correct
So we built a new project
Construction was crazy
It was our bread and gravy
Mr Woodward living on Glennie
He won a TV
His imagination had a spark
And named it Roxborough Park
Construction didn’t dawdle
The area became a Model
For all of Canada to see
That’s not too shabby
Thomas McQuesten
Was a politician
As he was quite famed
A neighbourhood was named
Out of all the construction
Neighbours took action
Out of this we raised
A community anew
And that is how we grew.
First we had the neutrals
The original aboriginals
Along came the white man
Followed by the black man
Last stop on the underground line
We became everyone’s lifeline
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