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Tishialuk girls are neat and tidy,
Tishialuk girls it won't last long;
Tishialuk girls they will be useful
When Sam Cove is dead and gone.
Aunt Rae wants me to wed her daughter,
Takes me from my heart's delight;
Give me a girl from down in Tishialuk,
Shines in the eyes like diamonds bright.
Tishialuk girls are neat and tidy,
Tishialuk girls it won't last long,
Tishialuk girls they will be useful
When Sam Cove is dead and gone.
A variant of Charlie Lloyd's funny story about sisters living in Tishialuk, whose father, Sam Cove, won't let them marry. Originally performed by Northern Mosaic, an acappella women's group, comprised of eight members of the Northern Harmony Choir (Under The Labrador Sky, 1999).
