Farewell To Nova Scotia

1. Oh the sun was setting in the west

the birds were singing on every tree

all of nature seemed inclined for to rest

but still there was no rest for me.

R: Farewell to Nova Scotia your sea-bound coast

let your mountains dark and dreary be

for when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed

will you ever give a thought or a wish for me?

2. I grieve to leave my native home

I grieve to leave my comrades all

and my dear aged parents I love so well

and the bonnie bonnie lassie I do adore.

R:

3. I have two brothers they are at rest

their arms are folded upon their breast

but a poor lonely sailor just like me

must be tossed and driven on the deep blue sea.

R:

4. For the drums they do beat and the horns do alarm

the captain calls and we must obey

so farewell farewell to Nova Scotia shores

for its early in the morning I am far far away.

R: