The Islander
Channel: Alick Tsui
Date: 2022-12-28

"Any Newfoundlanders here tonight? "  .....The opening to one of the must play popular songs by Shanneyganock in their encore on stage.  Here is a version of "The Islander" at the bands Christmas concert at the Delta Hotel in St. John's.  An evening music event packed solid with  a few others (Jackie Sullivan and Karla Pilgrim, Bud Davidge with Hamiltion Sound, Kellie Loder and her band) playing before Shanneyganock all evening on Dec 28.  No wonder it was another annual sold out christmas music event in St. John's.  Such a great song about Newfoundland!!!

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I'm a Newfoundlander born and bred
And I'll be one 'til I die
I'm proud to be an Islander
And 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
Then here in Newfoundland

I spent some time in New York state And I nearly lost my mind
The city life's too fast for me
Nobody has the time
Cement and steel and flashing lights is all that I could see
It may be good for New York state
But it's no damn good for me

I'm a Newfoundlander born and bred
And I'll be one 'til I die
I'm proud to be an Islander
And 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
Then here in Newfoundland

In Montreal the frenchmen say that they own Labrador
Including Indian Harbor where me father fished before
But if they wanna fight for her
I'll surley take a stand
And they'll regret the day they tried to take our Newfoundland

I'm a Newfoundlander born and bred
And I'll be one 'til I die
I'm proud to be an Islander
And 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
Then here in Newfoundland

Now that the oil is on our shore
We better take the time
To develop it more carefully
Or else we're gonna find
What could have been the answer to a poor economy
It changed our way of living
And destroyed our fishery

I'm a Newfoundlander born and bred
And I'll be one 'til I die
I'm proud to be an Islander
And 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
Then here in Newfoundland

I'm a Newfoundlander born and bred
And I'll be one 'til I die
I'm proud to be an Islander
And 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
Then here in Newfoundland

There's no place i would rather be
Then here in Newfoundland