Can't remember who sent this to me by email: We learned a new song in class it is called "Nicolia". It is about a girl in a factory. And she wants to live on a boat. We learned this song a few days ago. We talked about standing up for the life you want and what it means for people to organize and come together. The song also has a harmony so you have one big group and you split them in half, the first group sings "O-harbor won't you harbor me?" and the second group sings "harbor me, harbor me!" Here are the words…


NICOLIA
(Holly Near)

If Nicolia had a boat
And Nicolia made it her home
If Nicolia sang a song
She would sing O-Harbor me!

Verse 1
Nicolia girl worked inside a factory
She never saw the sun
Never felt the summer sea
She dreamed one day she'd meet a prince
But she's been real disappointed since

Chorus
Nicolia girl got a big idea somehow
And she's sailing, sailing now

Verse 2
Nicolia girl found a book called "Organize!"
And she understood all the words to her suprise
So with an old sail and a novice crew
She's made great big waves on the ocean blue

Chorus

Verse 3
Nicolia girl sings her favorite working song
To let the people know that it's time to move along
Small boats on a mighty sea
Small girls in a factory

Chorus

Now Nicolia has a boat
And Nicolia has made it her home
And Nicolia sings a song
And she sings O-Harbor me!

Harmony
O-won't you harbor me?
Harbor me, harbor me

Source: http://thedowntownschool.org/2017/04/01/week-of-march-27th-2017/

This song is on page 257 of the Rise Up Singing Songbook.

I haven't found a recording of the song, and I didn't find the song on Holly Near's Website, http://www.hollynear.com/lyrics.html