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Ye daring sons of Newfoundland, come listen unto me,
'Tis I'll relate that sad, sad news that we record today,
The loss of four fine fishermen, their friends will see no more,
Who lost their lives at Cutthroat on the rugged Labrador.
The schooner left in early spring the fishery to pursue,
Supplied with boats and fishing gear manned by a hearty crew;
Her friends they bid a fond adieu as they sailed out that day,
From their homes in Bonaventure at the head of Trinity Bay.
The schooner named the Susan with her crew from Newfoundland,
Sailed out of Bonaventure, Captain Miller in command;
And at her destination she arrived both strong and sound,
And soon her boats they did prepare to try the fishing ground.
O when the voyage they did complete and straight for home did sail,
The schooner met disasters in the heavy north east gale;
The heavy seas rolled down on her, rolled over hull and deck,
Those four brave youths from Trinity Bay they went down in the wreck.
'Twas soon the news flashed over the wire to say she was no more,
To say the Susan floundered on the rugged Labrador;
The saddest news of all do come that fills hearts with dismay,
The loss of four fine fishermen belong to Trinity Bay.
Most every year the same sad news from fishermen we hear,
To fill their homes with mourning for the ones they did love dear;
May God their sorrow now make light those loved ones left to weep,
For those brave hearty fishermen is buried in the deep.
Collected in 1977 from Pius Power, Sr. of Southeast Bight, NL, by Genevieve Lehr and Anita Best and published as #103 in Come And I Will Sing You: A Newfoundland Songbook, p.178, edited by Genevieve Lehr (University of Toronto Press © 1985/2003).
Genevieve Lehr noted that Mr. Power learned this song from his father when he was a child.
