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Farewell Nova Scotia
Traditional, Canada This song is available on Michael Mitchell's Canada is for Kids: Volume 1. Written just after the First World War, this is a song about being prepared to defend our country
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 Farewell Nova Scotia The sea-bound coast Let your mountains dark and dreary be For when I am far away On your briny ocean tossed Will you ever heave a sigh Or a wish for me I grieve to leave my native land I grieve to leave my comrades all And my parents whom I held so dear And the bonny, bonny lassie That I do adore The drums they do beat And the wars do alarm The Captain calls, I must obey So farewell, farewell To my Nova Scotia home For it's early in the morning That I'm far, far away I had three brothers and they are at rest Their arms are folded on their chests But a poor, simple sailor just like me Must be tossed and driven On the deep, blue sea
This song is available on Michael Mitchell's Canada is for Kids: Volume 1. Many thanks to Michael Mitchell for permission to display these lyrics.
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