|_ _ _ |_ _ _ | The sun was setting in the west The birds were singing on every tree  All nature seemed inclined for 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'm far away on the briny ocean tossed Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?       I grieve to leave my native land I grieve to leave my comfort zone  And my aging parents whom I've always hold so dear And the bonny, bonny lass that I do a-dore  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 or a 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 I am far, far away  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 or a 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 and driven on the dark blue sea  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 or a wish for me?  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 or a wish for me?