Retro Lyrics

 

MY NOVA SCOTIA HOME

 

There's a place I'll always cherish

'Neath the blue Atlantic skies

Where the shores down in Cape Breton

Bid the golden sun to rise

And the fragrance of the apple blossoms

'Bove the dew kissed lawns

Back in dear old Nova Scotia

The place where I was born

 

The Scotian and the Ocean Limited

And the Maritime Express

Their mighty engines throbbing

Make their way towards the west

And the sturdy fishing schooner

Sways so lazy to and fro

Nova Scotia is my sanctuary

And I love her so

 

Far across this great dominion

I have travelled far and wide

Where the shores out in Vancouver

Kiss the blue Pacific tide

I've crossed the snow capped Rockies

Saw the wheat fields' golden blaze

Headed back to Nova Scotia

Where I'll spend my twilight days

 

Where the pretty robin red breast

Sings to loved ones in the trees

And the French dialect in old Quebec

Keeps calling out to me

It seems to say be on your way

There's a welcome at the door

Where the kin folks are awaiting

On that green Atlantic shore

 

Down through beautiful New Brunswick

And across to PEI

To the rock bound coasts of Newfoundland

I'll love them till I die

But if God came here on earth with us

And asked for a little rest

I'd take him to my Nova Scotia home

The place that I love best

 


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