Got to thinking about my reputation as a researcher, and figured I'd set out to find it myself.

It is by a group called the Cormiers with an interesting makeup, a brother and sister, her daughter and his son: Gordon Cormier, Loretta (Cormier) Johnson, Mallory Johnson, age 14, and Randall Cormier, age 13. Since their CD was released in 2002, Mallory Johnson would have been 12 at that time. Note that the song was written by her, her mom, and uncle.

MOVING AWAY
M. Johnson / L. Johnson / G. Cormier

I am a school girl 11 years old
And I watch as my friends have to pack up and go
Their parents are leaving and I don't understand
Why they have to leave Newfoundland

I don't watch the news but I heard Daddy say
The economy's broke, they can't fix it today
I'll give my allowance, one dollar a day
To keep them from moving away

CHORUS:
I live by the ocean and play in the sand
I'm thankful for living here in Newfoundland
I hope Daddy's job is not taken away
Like the families moving away.

I was out in the backyard my best friend came by
To tell me she's leaving, I started to cry
She heard her mom saying there's no other way
We're going to McMurray today

Please don't forget all the good times we've had
The camping, the fishing, the trips with our Dads
You look at the stars and I'll look at them too
And you'll know that I'm thinking of you

CHORUS

(Showing my geographic bias, I thought she was singing "Missouri" instead of McMurray!)

More about The Cormiers, including album info, photos, show dates, etc. at their site