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'Twas just a year ago today, I left my emerald isle,
To the shores of lovely Newfoundland, I've traveled many a mile;
The people there they welcomed me with open heart and hand,
Sure, I thought that I was home again in dear old Ireland.
There's Kellys, Murphys and Malones, Ryans and O'Hares,
As fine a bunch of lads, me boys, as ever can compare;
As farmers and as fishermen they came across the sea,
To this island they call Newfoundland, my second home to me.
From Corner Brook to Carbonear and on to old St. John's,
You'll always find a welcome there and hear some Irish songs;
It lifts my heart and it fills my eyes to hear those songs again,
And it makes us proud that we can say we are Irishmen.
When the time has come and I must go to my land across the sea,
This lovely isle of Newfoundland will still be calling me.
From her pine-clad hills and mountain glens,
To her shores of shingle and sand;
God bless and keep you as you are...
We love you, Newfoundland.
Spoken:
God bless and keep you as you are...
We love you, Newfoundland.
See more songs by "Little" John Cameron.
Note: 08 Apr 2007 - our sincere appreciation to Jacqueline and Katy Barr, John's wife and daughter, for sharing John's original lyrics with GEST.
From the Princeton University Word Net:
Shingle - coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel).
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Played on 2nd fret in D
[D] 'Twas just a year [G] ago today I [A] left my emerald [D] isle,
To the shores of lovely [G] Newfound-[D] land I've traveled many a [Bm] mile;
[D] The people there they [G] welcomed [D] me with open heart and [Bm] hand,
[D] Sure, I thought that I was [G] home again in [A] dear old [D] Ireland.
