4. TRIBUTE TO NEWFOUNDLAND

IT WAS JUST A YEAR AGO TODAY, I LEFT MY EMERALD ISLE
TO THE LOVELY SHORES OF NEWFOUNDLAND
I TRAVELLED MANY A MILE
THE PEOPLE THERE THEY WELCOM E YOU
WITH OPEN HEARTS AND HAND
‘TIL I THOUGHT THAT I WAS HOME AGAIN
IN DEAR OLD IRELAND

THERE’S KELLY’S, MURPHY’S AND MALONE’S ,O’RYAN’S AND O’HARE’S
NOT A FINER BUNCH OF LADS ME BOYS
THAT EVER CAN COMPARE
US FARMERS AND US FISHERMEN
WE CAME ACROSS THE SEA
TO THE LOVELY ISLE OF NEWFOUNDLAND
MY SECOND HOME TO ME

FROM CORNER BROOK TO CARBONEAR
AND ON TO OLD ST. JOHN’S
YOU’LL ALWAYS FIND A WELCOME THERE
AND SING SOME IRISH SONGS
IT FILLS MY EYES AND IT FILLS MY HEART
TO HEAR THOSE SONGS AGAIN
AND IT MAKES ME PROUD
THAT I CAN SAY THAT WE ARE IRISH MEN

NOW THE TIME HAS COME WHEN I MUST GO TO MY LAND ACROSS THE SEA
AND THE LOVELY ISLE OF NEWFOUNDLAND
WILL SOON BE CALLING ME
FROM HER PINECLAD HILLS AND MOUNTAIN GLENNS
TO HER SHOES OF SHINGLING SANDS
GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU ARE YOU ARE
WE LOVE THEE NEWFOUNDLAND

By: JOHNNY CAMERON