Spancil Hill - Derina Harvey Band

last night as I lay dreaming of pleasant days gone by my mind been bent on rambling to Ireland I did fly I stepped on board a vision and I followed with the wind til first I came to anchor at the cross at Spancil hill it been on the 23rd of June the day before the fair when Ireland's sons and daughters and friends assembled there the young the old the brave and the bold came their duty to forfil at the parish Church near Cloony a mile from Spancil hill I went to see my neighbours to see what they might say the old ones were all dead and gone the young ones turning grey I met the tailor Quigley he's as bold as ever still he used to mend my britches when I lived in Spancil hill I took a flying visit to my one and only love she's as white as lily as gentle as a dove she threw her arms around me saying Johnny I love you still she is Nell the farmers daughter the pride of Spancil hill I dreamt I held and kissed her as in the days of old saying Johnny your only joking as manys a times before but the cock he crew in the morning he crew both loud and shrill I awoke in California many miles from Spancil hill

I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred And I'll be one till I die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland Diddle Dee ah da, Diddle Dee ahhh da I spent some time in New Your state and nearly lost my mind That city's life's too fast for me nobody has the time Cement and steel and flashing lights were all that I could see It may be good for New York state but its no bloody good for me I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred and I'll be one till I'll die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland Diddle dee ah da, Diddle dee ahhh da, yeah In Montreal the Frenchman say that they own Labrador Including Indian Harbour where me father fished before But if they wants to fight for her I'll surely take a stand And they'll regret the day they tried to take our Newfoundland I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred and I'll be one till I'll die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland Diddle dee ah da, Diddle dee ahhh da, ya Now that the oil's on our shires we better take the time To develop it more carefully or else we're gonna find What could have been the answer to our poor economy Has changed our way of living and destroyed our fishery I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred and I'll be one till I'll die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred and I'll be one till I'll die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland No place I would rather be Than here in Newfoundland

Heaven, I'm in Heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Heaven, I'm in Heaven And the cares that hung around me through the week Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek I love to climb a mountain To reach the highest peak It don't excite me half as much As dancing cheek to cheek I love to go out fishing In a river or a creek It don't excite me half as much As dancing cheek to cheek Dance with me I want my arms about you The charm about you Will carry me through To heaven, I'm in Heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Dance with me I want my arms about you The charm about you Will carry me through To Heaven, I'm in Heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Out together dancing cheek to cheek Out together dancing cheek to cheek

"Oh please, don't sell me out", Said the man with the hammer, Hammering the anvil "I've been walking on the road of rocks And I keep on hammering, Keep on hammering, Keep on hammering Hammering the anvil." "Don't let the sun go down," Said the man with the fire, Firing the furnace "I've been buried in the snow And I keep on firing, Keep on firing, Firing the furnace." "Don't talk to me", Said the man with the chisel, Chiseling the surface "I've been sleeping far too long, And I keep on chiseling, Keep on chiseling, Keep on chiseling Chiseling the surface." "I don't know what you mean", Said the man with the shovel, Shoveling the ashes, "I've been diggin in the frozen ground, And I keep on shoveling, Keep on shoveling, Keep on shoveling, Shoveling the ashes Chiseling the surface, Firing the furnace, Hammering the anvil Hammering the anvil. "Oh please, don't sell me out", Said the man with the hammer, Hammering the anvil "I've been walking on the road of rocks, And I keep on hammering, Keep on hammering, Keep on hammering, Hammering the anvil." Shoveling the ashes Chiseling the surface Firing the furnace Hammering the anvil. Keep it on, keep it on, keep it on! Hammering the anvil.