Farewell to Nova Scotia

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The sun was set-ting in the   west

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The  birds were sing-ing in ev-’ry tree
 
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All  na-ture seemed   in-  clined for  rest

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But  still there   was     no rest for me


VERSE
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.



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Fare- well to No-va Sco-tia 

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The sea bound coast

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Let your moun-tains, dark and drear- y    be

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For when I am far a-way

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On the bri-ny o-cean tossed

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Will you e-ver heave a   sigh

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And  a wish for me?


VERSE
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

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VERSE
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

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