This space is for "In My Homeland." If there are other Alan Bell songs people would like to post in this thread, please feel free to post them.
I'm really enjoying this project.

-Joe-

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IN MY HOMELAND
(Alan Bell)

From the gold and sandy shore, to the wild and lonely morn (?)
Where standing stones are pointing to the sky;
By a clear and pleasant stream, I paused to drink and dream,
Of good days in my homeland, by and by.

CHORUS
In my homeland, you've walked with me,
You have seen how we have lived through history;
In my homeland, I've talked with you,
Of our hopes and all our fears, of the happiness and tears,
We have shared them all the years, as people do.

The farmer knows the worth of the ploughed and turning earth,
For he sowed (??) and reaped to bring the harvest home;
While the shepherd in the hills, with his dogs close by his heels,
Tends sheep as they wander and they roam. CHORUS

Through the valleys o'er the plain, the river flushed with rain,
Goes on the meet the surging sea and tide;
Where the fishing boats and men put out to hunt again,
To catch the fish and feed the nation wide. CHORUS

You have listened to my tales, so we'll share some good, real ale,
We have reminisced to share a joke and smile;
Now I'll never feel forlorn in this place where I was born,
I'll be happy in my homeland all the while. CHORUS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lNKAa-PA8o