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Collaboration done at F-Jam Online Collaboration Studio http://fjam.zapto.org
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Online Music Collaboration
It's an online band type thing. It's my online production studio, where I've produced many tracks with friends from all over the world. It's basically open to the general public.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
#13,973 today Peak #175
#3,082 in subgenre Peak #22
Author
Billy Playle
Rights
© 2006 Billy Playle
Uploaded
May 09, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.3 MB • 128 kbps • 2:22
Story behind the song
Credits: Acoustic drums, mix master - Fred E. Jam (Keeper) All other insturments, all vocals, author music & lyrics - Billy Playle (The Funge)
Lyrics
Dark was the night Cold was the night There's a storm closing in from the east The sea's in a rage The lights begin to fade As they leave their loved ones behind And the ship set sail with a crew no-one could save They'd been across two oceans and lived to tell the tale Had faith in their captain as they searched for distant lands And paid the price for Newfoundland Two months at sea Fighting disease Looking for the will to carry on With hope in their hearts And dread in their minds They finally made the crossing just in time And there for all to see was the land they did seek Laid bare in all it's beauty and a chance for us to keep They would be the first to start a colony aground They paid the price for the Newfoundland They traded with the Inuit for furs and deals on land The French would often squabble for better fishing grounds Then farms began to grow and Carabou were raised The natives fled to Labrador as mining began to reign Then one fateful night in 1749 A fire spread so fierce it took many lives The smoke hung in the air Misery and death everywhere Mans faith was surely tested there From ashes we will rise Our love for life remains We build our lives and dreams upon this hallowed ground We owe it to our forefathers who searched for distant lands And paid the price for the Newfoundland
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