Farewell to Nova Scotia

the sun was setting in the West

the birds were singing in every tree

all nature seemed inclined for to rest

but still there was no rest for me.

i grieve to leave my native land

and i grieve to leave my comrades all

and my parents whom i hold so dear

and the bonnie, bonnie lass that i do adore.

farewell to Nova Scotia, you 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 and a wish for me?

the drums they do beat and the wars to alarm

the captain cries, and we must obey

so farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia's charms

for it's early in the mornin' and i'm far, far away

farewell to Nova Scotia, you 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 and a wish for me?

i have three brothers and they are at rest

their arms are crossed upon their breast

but a poor simple sailor jest like me

must be tossed and driven in the cold black sea

farewell to Nova Scotia, you 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 and a wish for me?