Farewell to Nova Scotia

Oh, the sun was setting in the west The birds were singing on ev'ry tree All nature seemed inclined to rest But still there was no rest for me Farewell to Nova Scotia, your sea-bound coast Let your mountains dark and dreary be Or when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed Will you ever give a thought or a wish for me? I grieve to leave my native home I grieve to leave my comrades all And my dear aged parents, I love so well And the bonnie, bonnie lassie I do adore Farewell to Nova Scotia, your sea-bound coast Let your mountains dark and dreary be Or when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed Will you ever give a thought or a wish for me? I have two brothers, they are at rest Their arms are folded on their breast But a poor lonely sailor just like me Must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea Farewell to Nova Scotia, your sea-bound coast Let your mountains dark and dreary be Or when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed Will you ever give a thought or a wish for me? Oh, the drums they do beat and the wars do alarm The captain calls, we must obey So farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia's charms For it's early in the morning, I am far, far away Farewell to Nova Scotia, your sea-bound coast Let your mountains dark and dreary be Or when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed Will you ever give a thought or a wish for me?