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Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
And when I am far away on the briny oceans tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me?
The sun was setting in the west.
The birds were singing on ev'ry tree.
All nature seemed inclined to rest
But still there was no rest for me.
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I grieve to leave my native land,
I grieve to leave my comrades all,
And my aged parents whom I always loved so dear,
And the bonnie, bonnie lass that I do adore.
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I have three brothers and they are at rest
Their arms are folded on their breast
But a poor simple sailor just like me
Must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea
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The drums they do beat and the wars do alarm,
The captain calls, I must obey.
So farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia's charms,
For it's early in the morning I am far, far away.
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