Oh Gideon lived across the bay He's gettin' older now His boat is big and strong and bold She has a stalward bow But my father's boat was second hand One someon...

From the first hello you gave to me I've done nothing else but smile And I know you're in a hurry but its gonna take a while So forgive me if we go slow, but th...

Here I go again My heart's on the line I'm willing to pretend One more time I got some life to spend On even rhymes But when I reach the end Will you, will you,...

Me bully boys of Liverpool And I'll have you all beware When you sail on them packet ships, No dungaree jackets wear But have a big monkey jacket All ready to y...

From a barque in the harbour I went roaming on shore And stepped into a pub where I was oft times before And as I was sitting and enjoying my glass Who chanced ...

From a barque in the harbour I went roaming on shore And stepped into a pub where I was oft times before And as I was sitting and enjoying my glass Who chanced ...

I still hear the snares in the square Colours ablaze in the evening The air was still down the stormy hills It's good to be young and daring She was the pride ...

Well I spied a berry bush as I was strolling home one day And somehow it brought back the bygone days Of when you and I were berry picking many years ago In a l...

Billy Peddle Billy Peddle did you see Tom White? Billy Peddle Billy Peddle did you see Tom White? Billy Peddle Billy Peddle did you see Tom White? Gone around t...

Girl, don't tell me that it's morning Can we keep the curtains drawn I haven't given you fair warning But our ship, she sails at dawn CHORUS: It's true I must ...

Girl, don't tell me that it's morning Can we keep the curtains drawn I haven't given you fair warning But our ship, she sails at dawn CHORUS: It's true I must ...

I stayed awake for hours again last night searching for a reason to keep up the fight I've made choices I don't regret I've got problems I don't get I didn't wa...

I wasn't looking for a lover, I wasn't looking for a friend I wasn't working undercover, wasn't trying to pretend But when you walked across the dance floor, ju...

I wasn't looking for a lover, I wasn't looking for a friend I wasn't working undercover, wasn't trying to pretend But when you walked across the dance floor, ju...

CHORUS: My name is Captain Kidd As I sailed, as I sailed Oh, my name is Captain Kidd As I sailed My name is Captain Kidd And God's law's I did forbid And most w...

A noblemen's fair daughter Came down a narrow lane And met with Captain Wedderburn, The keeper of the game Now my pretty fair miss If it wasn't for the law, You...

You left in the morning You left without a word Did you get what you came for Is this what I deserve Oh I know the silence was the loudest thing I ever heard [...

I'm a young married man and I'm tired of life Ten years I've been wed to a pale sickly wife, She's nothing to do only sit there and cry Praying and praying to G...

(Trad) *Each verse begins with "Come and I will sing you", followed by "What will you sing me?" And then "I will sing you one o", followed by "what will the one...

Come and I will sing you What will you sing me? I will sing you one-o What will the one be? One the one that's all alone and ever more will be, so Come and I w...

Many a truest word Has been spoken by the Jester Standing against the tide Is the noblest of gestures It's the little pearls of wisdom That tumble from the ligh...

Come all ye friends I'll sit you down And sing an oleful ditty, T'was on a day in April month We started from the city We planned a day or two at Mahers We stal...

Wouldn't it be great, if no one ever got offended Wouldn't it be great to say what's really on your mind I have always said "all the rules are made for bending"...

Friday night, seventeen Got my hands on the wheel But my mind is on Jeen Her silhouette I can't forget I'm gonna ask her yet My brothers truck, my Sunday slack...

I dreamt I saw a woman Standing by the strand Waiting for her people To come in from the land Waiting there for seven days She built a fire in the sand Waiting...

I dreamt I saw a woman Standing by the strand Waiting for her people To come in from the land Waiting there for seven days She built a fire in the sand Waiting...

I dreamt I saw a woman Standing by the strand Waiting for her people To come in from the land Waiting there for seven days She built a fire in the sand Waiting...

(written by Bob Hallett) I dreamt I saw a woman standing by the strand, Waiting for her people to come in from the land Waiting there for seven days, she built...

CHORUS: Way hey and away we go Donkey riding, donkey riding Way hey and away we go Ridin' on a donkey Was you ever in Quebec Launchin' timber on the deck? Where...

Set off for America far across the ragin' sea From the frozen coves of my island home To the land of liberty I have to leave my girl behind Until I make my way ...

What do you do with a drunken sailor, What do you do with a drunken sailor, What do you do with a drunken sailor, Earl-eye in the morning! CHORUS: Way hay and u...

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds, snakes, an aeroplanes, Lenny Bruce is not afraid Ey...

We shipped on board the Maryanne To find a better life And we walked across the water When she broke up on the ice We came ashore in Carbonear With nothing but ...

(written by Chris Trapper) originanlly performed by The Pushstars Hey, come this May, We'll be running in the sun again, your time will come You're just a you...

Well it was on this monday morning And the day be calm and fine A harbour grace excursion With the boys who had the time And just before the sailor Took the gan...

Well it was on this Monday morning And the day be calm and fine To the Harbour Grace excursion With the boys to have a time And just before the sailor Took the ...

From the first hello you gave to me I've done nothing else but smile But it's gonna take a while And I know you're in a hurry So forgive me if we go slow, Choru...

I had a dream I was moving forward Floating gently to the sun I've come to see my world rewarded A new day has begun A lost bird caught in mid migration Far aw...

Oh, our schooner and our sloop in Ferryland they do lie They are already rigged to be bound for the ice All you lads of the Southern we will have you to beware ...

I stand in my doorway as the moon rises high Over glorious ocean, reflects the bright sky My heart it is aching, so much I could die I've known only the ocean, ...

There's lots of fish in Bonavist harbour Lots of fish right in around here Boys and girls are fishing together 45 from Carbonear Catch a hold this one, catch a...

It's of a bold young smuggler From Fortune he did sail He rode the waves from St Pierre And never saw the jail He filled her up with contraband Perfume, smokes...

When I was a young man, just barely 14 Craving adventure and lore I boarded a clipper me dad was a skipper And sailed it along the French shore ya, We sailed al...

Well General Taylor gained the day, Walk'em along John carry him along, Well General Taylor gained the day, carry him to his burying ground Chorus: Tell me wher...

Well come gather all around me There is something you should know There's no place quite like this place If we get it on the go So, pile your boots up in the c...

Fancy brings a thought to me of a flower so bright and fair, Grance and beauty, both combine to make that far more rare Like a maiden that I know who shared my ...

Great big sea hove in Long Beach, Whack fal-o-ral tad-dle did-dle i-do, Great big sea hove in Long Beach, Granny Snooks she lost her speech, To me right fol-di-...

Written by Colin Hay I Haven't seen you in a long time Since I've been gone It always seemed to be the wrong time Its the same old song Looks like we'll never b...

Greenspond is a pretty place, and so is Pinchard's Island Mom will buy me a new fur coat when da gets home from swilin' Here he comes as white as ghosts Childr...

(Traditional - Arr GBS) Well, they call me Hangin' Johnny Away boys, away Well, I never hanged nobody And it's hang boys, hang Well, first I hanged me mother ...

(Traditional - Arr GBS) Well, they call me Hangin' Johnny Away boys, away Well, I never hanged nobody And it's hang boys, hang Well, first I hanged me mother ...

As I rowed ashore from my schooner closeby A girl on the beach sure I chance to espy Her hair it was red and her bonnet was blue Her place of abode was in harbo...

She goes down fast and comes up slow Gets in high and goes out low Turns up late or doesn't show She spends all her cash on letting go I'm never early I'm neve...

Written by Colin Hay I Haven't seen you in a long time Since I've been gone It always seemed to be the wrong time Its the same old song Looks like we'll never b...

"It's a cold day for September", was all I thought to say When I saw you on the street the other day I knew something changed between us, all the talk we made w...

If the last thing I see is your face If the last thing I feel is your embrace Then I would not be afraid I would go to a happy grave If the last thing I see is ...

I was just seventeen, when I made the AHL I couldn't skate in junior, but my fists rang like a bell I'll never win a title, and I'll never win the cup, But when...

The sun must set to rise The light will leave your eyes again Then breaking like morning's dawn Does summer feel the winter come The hardest part of life Is to...

In the midnight moon light hour I keep walking along that lonely mile And everytime I do I keep seeing this picture of you CHORUS: Here comes my baby Here she ...

You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best I've been gone for a month I've been drunk since I left These so-called vacations will Soon be my death I'm so sic...

How Did We Get From I Love You Great Big Sea (Up) "It's a cold day for September" Was all I thought to say When I saw you on the street the other day I knew so...

"It's a cold day for September", was all I thought to say When I saw you on the street the other day I knew something changed between us, all the talk we made w...

Though the night be dark as dungeon, not a star to be seen above I will be guided without a stumble, into the arms of me only love I went up to her bedroom wind...

I'se The B'y that builds the boat and I'se The B'y that sails her and I'se The B'y that catches the fish and Brings 'em home to Liza CHORUS: Hip-yer-partner Sal...

Its of an Irishman I'm going to tell you Free from Ireland sailed away Where he was to he was not contended Made up his mind for to go away Early next morning ...

(Traditional - Arr GBS / Benoit / Guinchard) Its of an Irishman I'm going to tell you Free from Ireland sailed away Where he was to he was not contended Made u...

(Séan McCann) Gotta believe in love When we're together something always starts We're both better off when we are apart Some days you hate me I can see it in y...

When I was a young man I was let astray I met with a body down in Logy Bay We went out in a weather We wore out our shoes, And up Kingsway road for a drink or t...

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds, Snakes, an aeroplanes, Lenny Bruce is not afraid Eye...

Ah, when Jack comes ashore He's got money galore And he's seldom cut short of a jo He can dress now as well As any can tell With a good silver watch in his fo ...

Note: This is the hidden track, sung by Séan The traditional version of this song is sung at live concerts by Darrell, and is known as Little Beggarman Well I a...

Ships may come and ships may go As long as the sea does roll Each sailor lad just like his dad, He loves the flowing bowl A trip on shore he does adore With a g...

Hey man, you don't know what you're missing You count your curses and forget about the blessings Don't you think you should learn a little lesson What are you w...

(Traditional - Arr GBS) Well, I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been For three score or more in the little isle of green All over the Liffey and down t...

I'd walk a thousand miles for you honey I'd walk a thousand miles in the sun I'd give up both my eyes if I could Make you realize So why can't you see that I'm ...

Love LaLaLaLa Love When we're together why does something always start Are we both better off when we are apart Someday's you hate me I can see it in your eyes...

We've waited all this time This long and lonely time The light that trickles down It soaks into your eyes All I can send her The awkward pretender in this life ...

He was born a sailors son Nothing came easy or free He suffered the squalls all the rises and falls And everything else in between But he says storms always fad...

Well oh, Lukey's boat is painted green, Ha, me boys! Lukey's boat is painted green, The prettiest boat that you've ever seen, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! A-ha...

(written by Séan McCann) I see you in the front row, dancing up and down You're ripped and ready for a night downtown And all the pretty boys are chasing you a...

I see you in the front row, dancing up and down You're ripped and ready for the night downtown And all the pretty boys are chasing you around Cause they all wan...

It's not the way that I intended this I didn't realize, how much I would miss But with every parting of our company I hate to think, what it has done to me Chor...

It's not the way that I intended this I didn't realize, how much I would miss But with every parting of our company I hate to think, what it has done to me Chor...

I left my home, my family by the ocean Out on my own, to seek my fortune There's no work to occupy these young hands So look out boy! Your heading for the mainl...

I'm gone You can't get ahold of me So long It's coming over me I fly by And shatter the speed of sound Sky High And I never wanna come down Oh Yeah I'm a six g...

There is an ancient party at the other end of town And he keeps a little grocery store, the ancients name is Brown And he has a lovely daughter, such a treat I ...

There's a noble fleet of whalers, they're sailing from Dundee Manned by British sailors that take them o'er the sea On a western ocean passage, we started on th...

It takes a lot To get to the top And a little just to fall from it And I think I've seen you here before Sometimes you fly so high So fast it makes you sick Yo...

I've got a smile on my face, I've got four walls around me The sun in the sky, the water surrounds me I'll win now but sometimes I'll lose I've been battered, b...

It's takes a lot to get to the top And a little just to fall off quick And I think I've seen you here before Sometimes you fly so high So fast it makes you sic...

Penelope works in the market Down in the coconut trees She's saving up all her money To go to America across the sea She once had an uncle He lived in Detroit ...

CHORUS: We'll rant and we'll roar like true Newfoundlanders We'll rant and we'll roar on deck and below Until we strikes bottom inside the two sunkers When stra...

Chorus: We'll rant and we'll roar like true Newfoundlanders We'll rant and we'll roar on deck and below Until we strikes bottom inside the two sunkers When stra...

Two recruiting sergeants came to the CLB, For the sons of the merchants, to join the Blue Puttees So all the hands enlisted, five hundred young men Enlist you N...

Two recruiting sergeants came to the CLB, for the sons of the merchants, to join the Blue Puttees So all the hands enlisted, five hundred young men Enlist you N...

I like black and white dream in black in white you like black and white run runaway Chorus: See chameleon lying there in the sun all things to everyone run run...

Written by 'Slade' I like black and white dream in black in white you like black and white run runaway CHORUS: See chameleon lying there in the sun all things t...

All eyes on Her from dawn till dusk Hanging on Her every word Kings and Queens never saw such a fuss Her Servants are waiting to serve Sally Ann Sally Ann Oh w...

like black and white dream in black in white you like black and white run runaway Sea chameleon lying there in the sun all things to everyone run runaway if y...

When you're in love, there's no time and no space There's a permanent smile on your face Your friends all complain that you're going insane But the truth is the...