Lyr Req: song from Travel Channel -Exotic Islands

20 May 03 - 04:55 PM (#956448)
Subject: song from Travel Channel -Exotic Islands
From: GUEST,islander

Hi All,
I was wondering if anyone here could help me with a song I heard on an episode of Exotic Islands a while back. I see to recall that the episode was about the Canadian Maritime provinces, but not sure about that. They closed the show with a snippet from what sounded like a sea shanty or celtic tune. I remember the lyrics "to you she may be rugged and cold, but she's home sweet home to me." Thanks in advance for any help you all can give.

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21 May 03 - 09:35 AM (#956885)
Subject: Lyr Add: SONG FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
From: GUEST,Sorcha

Found it.......

SONG FOR NEWFOUNDLAND

She's bordered by inlets, tickles and sounds,
By reaches, by coves and by bays;
She soothes your vision as you sail 'round her shores,
With a mixture of greens, browns and greys;
And the houses lie scattered among the rocks in the cove,
Trimmed with orange, green. yellow and blue;
In Twillingate, Fogo, and Little Hearts Ease,
Fortune, Trout River, Fermeuse.

She's a rocky isle in the ocean,
And she's pounded by wind from the sea;
You might think that she's rugged and cold,
But she's home sweet home to me.

Been tortured for centuries, her stories untold,
She's struggled with fortunes unknown;
Laid bare by the glaciers as they scraped her to the bone,
Taking soil to make Grand Bank shoals;
She's been battered for eons by the cold, biting winds,
Chewing rocks to soft beaches of sand;
And carving her face and giving us a place,
That we now call Newfoundland.

She's a rocky isle in the ocean,
And she's pounded by wind from the sea;
You might think that she's rugged and cold,
But she's home sweet home to me.

The ocean surrounds her, it gives and it takes,
Like shepherd, lion and lamb;
The pounding and grinding is a constant reminding,
Of the forces that follow the calm;
From the fury of a blizzard on a cold winter's day,
To the quiet of a warm summer's day;
All hardships forgotten, old debts all repaid,
With a day on the quiet peaceful bay.

She's a rocky isle in the ocean,
And she's pounded by wind from the sea;
You might think that she's rugged and cold,
But she's home sweet home to me.

####....Wayne Chaulk - Buddy Wasisname And The Other Fellers....####

From:http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/02/song.htm

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23 May 03 - 01:40 AM (#958047)
Subject: RE: LYR REQ: song from Travel Channel -Exotic Islands
From: GUEST

I don't want to clutter the message board with a thank you note, but I'm going to anyway. Thanks a lot for this! What a great site...thanks to SORCHA especially!! :D Cheers!

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