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By request
A traditional (Maritimes) Canadian folk song done pretty much straight up. If anyone has a bodhran or pennywhistle to add, let me know. (Dadai?)
A traditional (Maritimes) Canadian folk song done pretty much straight up. If anyone has a bodhran or pennywhistle to add, let me know. (Dadai?)
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Lyrics
Farewell to Nova Scotia
trad., arr: snowdragon
Chorus
So farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?
The sun was setting in the west
The birds were singing on every tree
All nature seemed inclined to rest
But still there was no rest for me.
I grieve to leave my native land
I grieve to leave my comrades all
And my aged parents whom I always held so dear
And the bonnie, bonnie lassie that I do adore.
The drums do beat and the wars do alarm
My captain calls, I must obey
So farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia's charms
For it's early in the morning and I'm far, far away.
I have three brothers, they are at rest
Their arms are folded on their breast
But a poor simple sailor just like me
Must be tossed and driven on the deep dark sea.
trad., arr: snowdragon
Chorus
So farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?
The sun was setting in the west
The birds were singing on every tree
All nature seemed inclined to rest
But still there was no rest for me.
I grieve to leave my native land
I grieve to leave my comrades all
And my aged parents whom I always held so dear
And the bonnie, bonnie lassie that I do adore.
The drums do beat and the wars do alarm
My captain calls, I must obey
So farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia's charms
For it's early in the morning and I'm far, far away.
I have three brothers, they are at rest
Their arms are folded on their breast
But a poor simple sailor just like me
Must be tossed and driven on the deep dark sea.
aclarke
This is just well done all around!