At Crow's Nest Pass the mountains rend br Themselves apart, the rivers wend br A lawless course about their feet, br And breaking into torrents beat br In useless fury where they blend br At Crow's Nest Pass. br br The nesting eagle, wise, discreet, br Wings up the gorge's lone retreat br And makes some barren crag her friend br At Crow's Nest Pass. br br Uncertain clouds, half-high, suspend br Their shifting vapours, and contend br With rocks that suffer not defeat; br And snows, and suns, and mad winds meet br To battle where the cliffs defend br At Crow's Nest Pass.