"Isle of Newfoundland"


Waltz, D, .

FF Type Tune Type Var ABC file FF ABC file FF .ly file
Singalong singalong ABC  pdf pdf MIDI
Orig History VarABCs FF_ABC FF_Lilypond FF_Snippet

Playing or Personal Notes:

No personal notes.

History

Nothing found on the usual sites. Found Lyrics and Chords at various other websites;

Lyrics

Isle of Newfoundland
Bert Cuff

In the cold Canadian waters, north from the coast of 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, my 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 and it stays a little sore,
That's the reason I left home and can't go back no more.

Chorus:
  Where the people make a living on the land and on the sea,
  There are people on the island that mean the world to me;
  I wish I had the power to change the path of time,
  And live again in Newfoundland, my home of childhood time.

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;
You see, the island has no strangers, everybody is your friend,
The little island of Newfoundland, I'd love to see again.

Chorus:

To live again in Newfoundland, my home of childhood time.

Chords

Intro: [G] [D] [A] [D]
In the cold Canadian waters, [G] north from the coast of Maine,
There's an [D] island called Newfoundland, swept by snow, wind and [A] rain; [A7]
On the [D] island there's a [G] village, with its [D] customs and its [G] ways,
The little town of [D] Carmanville, my [A7] home of childhood [D] days.

Those childhood days were something, [G] carefree all the time,
There's a [D] girl in every story and you know there's one in [A] mine; [A7]
She [D] broke my heart so [G] often and it [D] stays a little [G] sore,
That's the reason [D] I left home and [A7] can't go back no [D] more. [D7]

Chorus 1:
Where the [G] people make a living on the land and on the sea,
There are [D] people on the island that mean the world to [A] me; [A7]
I [D] wish I had the [G] power to [D] change the path of [G] time,
And live again in [D] Newfoundland, my [A7] home of childhood [D] times.

Spoken:
I'd love to watch the sailboats as they [G] glide across the bay,
To [D] see again the farmers sow the seeds and cut the [A] hay; [A7]
You [D] see, the island has no [G] strangers, [D] everybody is your [G] friend,
The little isle of [D] Newfoundland I'd [A7] love to see a- [D] gain.

Chorus 2:
Where the [G] people make a living on the land and on the sea,
There are [D] people on that island that mean the world to [A] me; [A7]
I [D] wish I had the [G] power to [D] change the path of [G] time,
And live again in [D] Newfoundland, my [A7] home of childhood [D] times. [D7]
To [G] live again in [D] Newfoundland, my [A7] home of childhood [D] times.
Outro: [A] [D]

Copyright © 2007 Wayne Mercer.

~ Isle of Nfld.html ~   Created: 6 Nov, 2007   last modified on 11:08:01 04-Dec-2017