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I'll tell you a tale about Newfoundland dear,
We haven't got money or riches to spare;
But we can be thankful of one small affair,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
The sea, oh the sea, the wonderful sea,
Long may she roam between people and me;
And everyone here should get down on one knee,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
The Englishmen came over in the John Groat,
They came over to ride our colonial goat;
We'd have eight million more but they didn't have boats,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
The sea, oh the sea, the wonderful sea,
Long may she roam between people and me;
And everyone here should get down on one knee,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
Some visitors tasted our Newfoundland screech,
Tipped up the bottle, drank six ounces each;
And they let out a yell as they ran for our beach,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
The sea, oh the sea, the wonderful sea,
Long may she roam between people and me;
And everyone here should get down on one knee,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
Now, Bessie Joe Kemp took her horse for a ride,
She ripped her old bloomers right up the left side;
And she hung them to dry on the beach at low tide,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
The sea, oh the sea, the wonderful sea,
Long may she roam between people and me;
And everyone here should get down on one knee,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
The French in Quebec want a separate state,
Including our own Labrador, just you wait;
They came down to Bell Isle but they can't walk our Strait,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
The sea, oh the sea, the wonderful sea,
Long may she roam between people and me;
And everyone here should get down on one knee,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
Now Joey {Brian} was, God said, the Liberal bunch,
One day on our harbour he walked after lunch;
But he couldn't quite make that old Galilee stunt,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
The sea, oh the sea, the wonderful sea,
Long may she roam between Joey {Brian} and me;
And everyone here should get down on one knee,
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
Thank God we're surrounded by water.
This variant arranged and recorded by Joan Morrissey (1933-1978) (Home Brew, 1973)
