GORDIE'S BRIDGE

GORDIE'S BRIDGE

We had a summer home in Canada

A beachfront cottage in Kingsville

A quaint town on Lake Erie

 

To get to the cottage,

We had two choices

The tunnel or the bridge

The Ambassador Bridge

 

Either way you had to pay

 It's just the tunnel was more convenient

And more fun

I mile long and 75 feet under the river

 

The Detroit–Windsor Tunnel

Is the second busiest crossing

Between the US and Canada

The Ambassador Bridge the first

 

The Ambassador Bridge originally was a railroad bridge

Later open to cars

It is hard to get to, and

Ends on Windsor’s city streets

 

Now we have a third option

The Gordie Howe International Bridge

Connecting Highway to Highway

And named after the most famous

Detroit Redwing hockey player

Gorgie

The G H I B was fought for years

By the owner of the Ambassador

Who refused to make improvements

To the older bridge

 

Recently DJT became involved

Claiming the Feds should get a share

Of this public bridge paid for by Canada

And managed by Ontario and Michigan

 

Trump claimed his blocking the opening of

Gordie’s Bridge was all about

His trade dispute with Canada

He didn’t mention the million dollar donation

He received from the owner of the Ambassador Bridge

 

I'm eager to cross over on the Gordie, but

The tunnel is still my first choice.

 

Go Redwings