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When Sunrays crown A Newfoundlander went to see a psy- O boldly I asked her to walk on the sand thy pine clad hills, chiatrist. When he got there, he said "I She smiled like an angel & held out her hand And Summer spreads her hand, got a problem. Every time I goes to So I buttoned me guernsey & hove way me chew When silvern voices tune thy rills, bed, I think there's somebody under it. In the dark rolling waters of Harbour LeCou. We love thee smiling land, I'm scared. I think I'm goin crazy." My ship she lay anchored far out on the tide We love thee, we love thee "Just put yourself in my hands for one As I strolled along with the maid at my side We love thee, smiling land. year,” said the psychiatrist. Come talk I told her I loved her, she said "I'll be true" When spreads thy cloak to me three times a week and we As I winked at the moon over Harbour LeCou. of shimm'ring white, should be able to get rid of those fears. As we walked on the sands at the close of the day At Winter's stern command, "Ow much da ya charge?" Provincial Flower: I thought of my wife who was home in Torbay; Thro' shortened day and starlit night, "Eighty dollars per visit" I knew that she'd kill me if she only knew We love thee, frozen land, replied the doctor. Pitcher Plant I was courting a lassie in Harbour LeCou. We love thee, we love thee, "I'll think about it" As we passed a log cabin that stood on the shore We love thee, frozen land. said the Newfoundlander. The pitcher plant is found primarily in bogs and marshland throughout the province. It I met an old comrade I'd sailed with before When blinding storm Six months later, the doctor met the He treated me kindly, saying "Jack, how are you?" gusts fret thy shore, Newfie on the street. "Why didn't you has a large wine-red flower with a red and It's seldom I see you in Harbour LeCou." And wild waves lash thy strand, ever come to see about those fears you gold centre, and hollow pitcher-shaped thro' sprindrift swirl and tempest roar, were having?" asked the Dr. leaves are attached to the base of the stem. And as I was parting, this maiden in tow we love thee, wind-swept land, "Well, eighty bucks a visit three times a An insectivorous plant, it feeds off the He broke up my party with one single blow, We love thee, we love thee, week for a year is a awful lot of money! insects that become trapped inside when Saying "Regards to your missus and wee kiddies too We love thee, wind-swept land. A bartender cured me for $10... I was so the leaves fill with water. This water is an I remember her well, she's from Harbour LeCou." As loved our fathers, so we love, happy to have saved all that money, I old fashioned remedy for pink eye. I looked at this damsel a-standing 'long side Where once they stood we stand, went and bought me a new pickup!" Her jaw it dropped and her mouth opened wide Their payer we raise to heav'n above, "Is that so, & how, may I ask, And then like a she-cat upon me she flew God guard thee, Newfoundland, did a bartender cure your?" And I fled from the furies of Harbour LeCou. God guard thee, God guard thee, "E told me to cut the legs off me bed! I'se The B'y Come all you young sailors who walk on the shore God guard thee, Newfoundland. Ain't nobody under there now!" Beware of old comrades you'd sailed with before Beware of the maiden with the bonnet of blue I'se The B'y that builds the boat and And the pretty young damsels of Harbour LeCou. I'se The B'y that sails her and I'se The B'y that catches the fish and Lukey's Boat Brings 'em home to Liza Chorus: Well ole lukey's boat is painted green. ha me boy's. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. Hip-yer-partner Sally Tibbo Newfoundlanders lukey's boat is painted green. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. ya. Hip-yer-partner Sally Brown The moment you lose your faith in people, I recommend you save up The prettiest boat that you've ever seen. Well ole lukey's rolling out his grub. Ha me boys. Fogo, Twillingate, Morton's Harbour, A'ha me boys a riddle I day. Lukey's rolling out his grub. One split pea. your pennies and take a All around the circle trip to Newfoundland. Meet the Newfoundlanders and your faith A'ha me boys a riddle I day. In a ten pound tub. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. Sods and rinds to cover your flake, Well oh. lukey's boat's got a fine pore cutty. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. will be restored. You will meet total strangers and they will become Cake and tea for supper friends. You will walk in as an unknown soul and come out with bud- Ha me boys. Lukey's boat's got high topped sails. Cod fish in the spring of the year, Lukey's boat's got a fine pore cutty. And every Ha me boys. Lukey's boat's got high topped sails. dies who'll stand up for you in any fight. You will hear them laugh at Fried in maggoty butter themselves, sing songs and tell tales. They will take life's curves with seam is chinked with putty. The sheet was planched with copper nails. Chorus A'ha me boys a riddle I day. All together. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. grace and know that being alive is a whole lot better than being dead. I don't want your maggoty fish They will treat you for who you are and not put on phony airs. If you A'ha me boys a riddle I day. A'ha me boys a riddle I day. They're no good for winter Well i says lukey the blinds are down. Ha me Lukey's boat is painted green. Ha me boys.
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