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Here's Farewell to Nova Scotia, in the key of A minor, on my B/C accordion. The fingering would be the same on a G/C as well. This song is about a soldier from Nova Scotia being called away to war, and was supposedly written around the time of World War I. It's an interesting choice of song for me, since I'm moving to Nova Scotia this fall.

This video was filmed on campus at the University of Waterloo.

Lyrics:

The sun was setting in the west
The birds were sitting on every tree
And all nature seemed to be at rest
But alas there was no rest for me

Chorus:
Farewell to Nova Scotia the sea-bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I'm far away on the briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me?

I grieve to leave my native land
I grieve to leave my comrades all
And my parents whom I love so dear
And the bonnie bonnie lass that I do adore.
So ...

(Chorus)

The drums do beat and the wars to alarm
The captain calls, we must obey
So farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia's charms
For it's early in the morning and I'm far, far away
So...

(Chorus)

I have three brothers and they are at rest
Their arms are folded upon their chest
But a poor simple sailor just like me
Must be tossed and turned on the deep, dark sea.
So ...

(Chorus)