“The Land of Fish and Seals”

Description

"Let Sunny India her wealth proclaim... We envy not her gaudy show." The singer contrasts "the land of fish and seals" with foreign nations: though "No great immortal names are ours," they can boast of freedom and "our living brave."

Notes

A poem not a song, and probably not traditional -- but seemingly widely printed in Newfoundland. - RBW

References

  1. Ryan/Small, p. 25, "The Land of Fish and Seals" (1 text)
  2. BI, RySm025

About

Author: "Mrs. Peace" ?
Earliest date: 1925 (Murphy, Songs Sung By Old Time Sealers of Many Years Ago)