Farewell to Nova Scotia

Em G

O the sun was setting in the west

Em G Em

The birds were singing on every tree

G Am D

All nature seemed inclined to rest

G Em C Em

But still there was no rest for me

G

Farewell to Nova Scotia your sea-bound coast

Em

Let your mountains dark and dreary be

G D

For when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed

Em C Em Am Em

Will you ever give a thought or a wish for me.

I greave to learn my native home

I greave to leave my comrades all

And my dear aged parents I love so well

And the bonnie bonnie lassie I do adore.

Farewell to Nova Scotia...

I have two brothers they are at rest

Their arms are folded on their breast

But a poor lonely sailor just like me

Must be tossed and driven on the deep blue sea.

Farewell to Nova Scotia...

For the drums they do beat and the wars do alarm

And the captain calls we must obey

So farewell farewell to Nova Scotia shores

For it's early in the morning I am far fra away.

||: Farewell to Nova Scotia... :||

The Pure Malt Songbook

David Fønsbo

2005-01-23T13:49:01