Farewell To Nova Scotia

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1. Oh the sun was setting in the west 
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   the birds were singing on every tree 
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   all of nature seemed inclined for to rest 
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   but still there was no rest for me. 
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R: Farewell to Nova Scotia your sea-bound coast 
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   let your mountains dark and dreary be 
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   for when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed 
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   will you ever give a thought or a wish for me? 
2. 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. 
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3. I have two brothers they are at rest 
   their arms are folded upon their breast 
   but a poor lonely sailor just like me 
   must be tossed and driven on the deep blue sea. 
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4. For the drums they do beat and the horns do alarm 
   the captain calls and we must obey 
   so farewell farewell to Nova Scotia shores 
   for its early in the morning I am far far away. 
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