Whenever we're away
People always say
That hockey is the sport to which we flock.
But if you actually play (Participate),
then Curling wins the day (It's really great).
In Canada, more people curl than hock!

- Bowser and Blue, "The Curling Song"

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And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow
With smiling [faces] lyin' to ye' everywhere ye' go
Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.