When I was a young boy,    my mama said to me        Your daddy's leavin'home today,    I think he's gone to stay. We packed up all our bags    and drove out to Winnipeg. When we got to Winnipeg,  I checked in to school. I wore white bucks on my feet,    when I learned the golden rule. The punches came fast and hard,  lying on my back in the school yard. Don't be denied,  don't be denied, don't be denied,    don't be denied.    Don't be denied,    don't be denied. Well pretty soon I met a friend,    he played guitar. We used to sit on the steps at school    and dream of being stars. We started a band,    we played all night. Don't be denied,  don't be denied, don't be denied,    don't be denied.    Don't be denied,    don't be denied. Oh Canada we played all night                         I really hate to leave you now but    to stay just wouldn't be right. Down in Hollywood    we played so good. The businessmen crowded around, they came to hear the golden sound There we were on the Sunset Strip, playing our songs for the highest bid. We played all night, the price was right. Don't be denied,  don't be denied, don't be denied,    don't be denied.    Don't be denied,    don't be denied. Well, all that glitters isn't gold, I know you've heard that story told. And I'm a pauper in a naked disguise, a millionaire in a businessman's eyes. Oh friend of mine don't be denied.