The sun was setting in the west                    G h
The birds were singing on ev'ry tree               C e
All nature seemed inclined to rest                 G D
But still there was no rest for me                 e D e D

Ref.:
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast       G h
Let your mountains dark and dreary be              C e
And when I am far away on the briny oceans tossed  G D
Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me?      e D e D

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

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

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