Scarborough Settler's Lament
Stan Rogers
(Rythme 3/4) C9/4 : x30011 F6/C : x30231 G : 355433 Away__ wi' Ca__-nada's_ muddy_ creeks_ And Ca__-nada's_ fie-ields__ of pine___ Your land_ of wheat is a goodly land___ But ah!__ it is__ not mine___ The hea__-thy hill__ the_ gras_-sy_ dale_ [dale: valley] The dai___-sy_ span__-gled_ lea__ [spangled lea: glittering grassland] The purling burn_ and craggy_ linn_ [purling: embraided, burn: glow, Auld Scotia's_ glens_ give me_ [auld: old, glen: narrow valley] Oh_ I__ would like_ to-o_ hear__ a_-gain__ the lark_ on_ Tin_-ny's_ hill___ [lark: bird] And see__ the wee__ bit gowany__ [wee: very small, gowany: white/ That blooms___ beside___ the rill___ Like ba__-nished_ Swill_ who-o-o view__ afar__ his Alps__ with long__-ing e'e___ I gaze___ upon___ the morning-ng star_ that shines__ on_ my__ coun_-try______ Nae Mair__ I'll win__ by Eskdale Pen_ [Nae: no, Mair: Mary, Eskdale: deep or Pentland's__ cra-a__-ggy comb___ [Pen: arch of a bridge, Pentland: hill] The days__ can ne'er__ come_ back_ again_ of thir__-ty years__ that's gone___ But fan__-cy oft_ at_ midnight__ hour__ [oft: often] will steal___ across___ the sea___ Yestereve_ in a pleasant_ dream_ [Yestereve: last night] I saw__ the auld__ coun_-try_______ [auld: old] Each well-known_ scene_ that met my-y-y_ view_ brought child_-hood's_ joys-ys__ to mind_ The blackbird_ sang_ on_ Tushey__ linn_ [linn: waterfall] The song he sang_ 'Lang Syne'__ [Lang Syne: in a distant past] But like__ a dream_ time_ flies__ away__ Again__ the mor__-ning_ came___ And I__ awoke in_ Ca__-nada__ Three_ thou_-sand miles__ 'frae hame'____ [frae hame: from home] Oh_ like_ a dream_ time_ flies__ away_ Again__ the mor__-ning_ came___ And I__ awoke in_ Ca__-nada__ Three thou_-sand miles__ 'frae hame'____________