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Farewell to Fogo

from "Rule of Thumb" by Sean Smith

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A reworking of "The Green Shores of Fogo," a traditional song from Newfoundland to which I added some new verses and a different melody.

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CH: Farewell, farewell, green shores of Fogo
And farewell, Katie, true and kind
Where'er I go, I'll be true to you
When old Fogo I leave behind

Our ship she leaves the morning early
Cross the ocean for to go
And Katie so full of sorrow
It's more than I want you to know

For many years I've worked this land
Underneath the cold, dark sky
Now every breeze blowing from the hillside
Is asking me the question "Why?"

Now Katie, leave off of your grieving
Don't be downhearted 'cause of me
It's my fortune that I'm seeking
In that land across the sea

Sometimes she changes just like the weather
Sometimes we never can agree
Sometimes laughter and sometimes sadness
She's a mystery to me

Oh this world it's so uncertain
What can happen we do not know
Perhaps someday I will return here
If that's the way the wind does blow

There's a cloud of sorrow hanging o'er me
And there's a weight upon my mind
But I know someone loves me truly
In old Fogo I leave behind

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from "Rule of Thumb", released November 6, 2017

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Sean T. Smith Boston, Massachusetts

Sean Smith has been playing folk music since his teens, with a focus on the traditions of Ireland, Scotland and England in particular. He's been active in the Greater Boston music scene since the early '80s, and been part of numerous collaborations. He also writes about music for BostonIrish.com, helps organize an annual Celtic music festival, and has been known to drink Ballantine Ale. ... more

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