[ti:The Island]
[ar:Aselin Debison]
[al:Sweet is the Melody]

[00:00.00]edited by cutepopo^_^
[00:10.53]Over an ocean and over a sea
[00:15.12]Beyond these great waters, oh what do I see?
[00:20.52]I see the great mountains
[00:24.27]climb from the coastline
[00:26.39]The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine
[00:32.67]Oh they come from the countries all over the world
[00:37.55]To hack at the forest, to plow the land down
[00:42.83]Fishermen, farmers and sailors all come
[00:47.99]To clear for the future this pioneer ground
[00:52.76]
[00:52.96]We are an island, a rock in a stream
[00:57.74]We are a people as proud as there's been
[01:02.61]In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds
[01:07.67]The home of our hearts, Cape Breton
[01:12.65]
[01:23.11]Over the rooftops and over the trees
[01:27.87]Within these new townships, oh what do I see?
[01:33.98]I see the black pitheads, the coal-wheels are turning
[01:39.06]The smokestacks are belching and the blast furnace burning
[01:45.22]Oh the sweat on the back is no joy to behold
[01:50.22]In the heat of the steel plant or mining the coal
[01:55.01]And the foreign-owned companies
[01:57.94]force us to fight
[02:00.42]For our survival and for our rights
[02:04.69]
[02:05.52]We are an island, a rock in a stream
[02:10.32]We are a people as proud as there's been
[02:15.07]In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds
[02:20.33]The home of our hearts, Cape Breton
[02:25.41]
[02:36.02]Over the highways and over the roads
[02:41.60]Over the causeway, stories are told
[02:46.89]They tell of the coming and the going away
[02:52.88]The cities of America draw me away
[02:59.06]Ah the companies come, the companies go
[03:04.11]And the ways of the world we may never know
[03:08.71]We'll follow the footsteps of those on their way
[03:13.65]And we'll ask for the right to leave or to stay
[03:19.02]
[03:19.42]We are an island, a rock in a stream
[03:24.04]We are a people as proud as there's been
[03:28.82]In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds
[03:34.10]The home of our hearts, Cape Breton
[03:38.62]
[03:39.16]We are an island, a rock in a stream
[03:44.07]We are a people as proud as there's been
[03:48.83]In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds
[03:54.03]The home of our hearts, Cape Breton
[03:59.24]The home of our hearts, Cape Breton
[04:09.64]
[04:10.20]-End-