Parting Glass / Nova Scotia

Traditional

Of all the money e’er I had,
I spent it in good company.
And all the harm I’ve ever done,
Alas, it was to none but me.
And all I’ve done for want of wit
To mem’ry now I can’t recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all.

If I had money enough to spend,
And leisure time to sit awhile,
There is a fair maid in this town,
That sorely has my heart beguiled.
Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips,
My own she has my heart enthralled,
So fill to me the parting glass,
Good night and joy be with you all.

Oh, all the comrades e’er I had,
They’re sorry for my going away,
And all the sweethearts e’er I had,
They’d wish me one more day to stay,
But should it fall unto my lot,
That I should rise and you should not,
I’ll gently rise and softly call,
Good night and joy be with you all.

Farewell to Nova Scotia , your sea bound coast
let your mountains dark and dreary be…
For when I’m far away on the briny ocean tossed
will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me…