Farewell

No, you're not getting rid of me...

The sun was setting in the West,
The birds were singing on ev'ry tree
All nature seem'd inclined to rest,
But still there was no rest for me.

Farewell to Nova Scotia,
The sea bound coast!
Let your mountains dark and dreary be,
For when I am far away
On the briny ocean toss'd
Will you ever heave a sigh
And wish for me?

The drums they do beat
and the wars do 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.

Farewell to Nova Scotia,
The sea bound coast!
Let your mountains dark and dreary be,
For when I am far away
On the briny ocean toss'd
Will you ever heave a sigh
And wish for me?

I grieve to leave my native land,
I grieve to leave my comrades all,
And my parents whom I held so dear,
And the bonny, bonny lass that I do adore.

Farewell to Nova Scotia,
The sea bound coast!
Let your mountains dark and dreary be,
For when I am far away
On the briny ocean toss'd
Will you ever heave a sigh
And wish for me?

I have three brothers and they are at rest
Their arms are folded on their breast
But a poor simple sailor just like me
Must be tossed to death in the dark blue sea.

Farewell to Nova Scotia - Traditional

You can ask me any time what my favourite song is, and that will probably be my answer. I've never been to Nova Scotia, nor do I have any emotional connection to it. I simply love the song, and feel a strong emotional connection with those who would sing it - sailors. It was introduced to me while sailing on the Pacific Swift with SALTS. I love sailing. It's just amazing. And the song just perfectly illustrates the heartaches and dangers those sailors went through.

When I think about it, I'm a romantic at heart. My dream jobs are

• Director

• Tall ship sailor

• Parks Ranger

• Philosopher

To be paid for those things would be quite amazing. So maybe they're not too romantic, but they're, different. I don't know how else to describe it.

So I"m sitting at this computer, typing into a digital journal. In the room beside me, my family and some friends are listening to some really good old music. The record player is turning slowly, and the music brings back memories, even if I don't have them yet. Then again, do I really want to think back to the good old days of the music of Eminem and all those rappers that do nothing to make us happier? What about the carefree lifestyle that can be looked back on so happily by the older generation among us? I don't want memories of the music I'm living with right now. It sucks. I hate popular music. That's not totally true actually. I do like lots of it, but certainly not all of it. If I were to listen to every song on a person's iPod, I would dislike about half of them. Especially if it's hard rock. Then I really despise it. In fact, I'm liking this old music on the records. Happy music that makes you smile, especially with friends. Now we've got that dark emo junk that does nothing to improve our lives, it just complains about it. Maybe I'm way out of line with my facts here, but that's just the way I'm feeling right now.

AMAZING GRACE!

^^^Best song in the world IMO^^^

I was practising my horn a while ago, and it was amazing, because I practised outside. And by outside, I mean right by the calmest water there is, and the notes just bouncing and hanging off the mountains. Filled with emotion, Amazing Grace found it's place among those stones and water drops. I'm hoping someone will take a picture of me playing on the rocks. That would be very photogenic.

Anyways, I've had very little to say of substance, just my musings. Then again, my quota of deep thoughts are written in my previous post. This is just because I wanted to write something. So thanks for reading.

Peace.