The Calm - Carbonear Island
In 1696 when I was 17 years old
On Carbonear Island I sought refuge from my home
The word came up and down the Bay
The French again would raid
Their killing and their burning
From St Johns to Port de Grave
I was the watchman
Cause my eyes were true and clear
When I saw their ships approaching
D'Iberville held my fear
The stories were related and
The horrors had been told
My voice cried out the warning
May the Lord have Mercy on our souls
On Carbonear Island
We made our stand
We fought for king and country
And the love of our land
We would not surrender
We would not lie down
We were proud and strong
And we stood our ground
We were hardy fisherman
Not trained to kill a man
We bled for our courage
Our tears christened this land
The island now lies empty
But the ghosts are still there
Their legacy lives on
That spirit is still hear
x refrain Carbonear Island
On Carbonear Island I sought refuge from my home
The word came up and down the Bay
The French again would raid
Their killing and their burning
From St Johns to Port de Grave
I was the watchman
Cause my eyes were true and clear
When I saw their ships approaching
D'Iberville held my fear
The stories were related and
The horrors had been told
My voice cried out the warning
May the Lord have Mercy on our souls
On Carbonear Island
We made our stand
We fought for king and country
And the love of our land
We would not surrender
We would not lie down
We were proud and strong
And we stood our ground
We were hardy fisherman
Not trained to kill a man
We bled for our courage
Our tears christened this land
The island now lies empty
But the ghosts are still there
Their legacy lives on
That spirit is still hear
x refrain Carbonear Island
Credits
Writer(s): Shawn Joseph Lidster
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Link
© 2024 All rights reserved. Rockol.com S.r.l. Website image policy
Rockol
- Rockol only uses images and photos made available for promotional purposes (“for press use”) by record companies, artist managements and p.r. agencies.
- Said images are used to exert a right to report and a finality of the criticism, in a degraded mode compliant to copyright laws, and exclusively inclosed in our own informative content.
- Only non-exclusive images addressed to newspaper use and, in general, copyright-free are accepted.
- Live photos are published when licensed by photographers whose copyright is quoted.
- Rockol is available to pay the right holder a fair fee should a published image’s author be unknown at the time of publishing.
Feedback
Please immediately report the presence of images possibly not compliant with the above cases so as to quickly verify an improper use: where confirmed, we would immediately proceed to their removal.