Farewell to Nova Scotia - The High Kings Songtext
von The High Kings

The sun was setting in the west
The birds were singing on every tree
All nature seemed inclined for the rest
But at last there was no rest for me

I grieve to leave my native land
I grieve to leave my comrades all
And my parents whom I love so dear
Ad the bonnie, bonnie lassie that I do adore

Farewell to Nova Scotia, your see-bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I am far away o′er briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?

The drums they beat and the wars to alarm
The captain is calling, I must obey
Farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia's charm
For it′s early in the morning and I'm bound far away


Farewell to Nova Scotia, your see-bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I am far away o'er briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?

I have three brothers, they are at rest
Their arms are folded across their chest
And a poor simple sailor just like me
Will be tossed and hurled on the deep blu sea

Farewell to Nova Scotia, your see-bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I am far away o′er briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?

Farewell to Nova Scotia, your see-bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I am far away o′er briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?