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GEST Songs Of Newfoundland And Labrador
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In the cold Canadian waters, south down the coast from Maine,
There's an island called Newfoundland, swept by snow, wind and rain;
On the island there's a village with its customs and its ways,
The little town of Carmanville, home of childhood days.
Those childhood days were something, carefree all the time,
There's a girl in every story and you know there's one in mine;
She broke my heart so often, it stays a little sore,
That's the reason I left home and can't go back no more.
Where the people make a living on the land and on the sea,
There are people on that island that mean the world to me;
I wish I had the power to change the course of time,
And live again in Newfoundland, home of childhood time.
Spoken:
I'd love to watch the sailboats as they glide across the bay,
To see again the farmers sow the seeds and cut the hay;
Sung:
You see, the island has no strangers, everybody is your friend,
The little isle of Newfoundland, I'd love to see again.
Where the people make a living on the land and on the sea,
There are people on that island that mean the world to me;
I wish I had the power to change the course of time,
And live again in Newfoundland, home of childhood time.
And live again in Newfoundland, home of childhood time.