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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.
Farewell to NS, 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 and a wish for me?
I grieve to leave my native land ... 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 NS, 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 and a wish for me?
The drums they do beat and the wars to alarm ... the captain calls 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 NS 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 and a wish for me?
I have three brothers and they are at rest ... with 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 N 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 and a wish for me?
Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me?
Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me?