Heart Cry from the West, A

DESCRIPTION: "By Pacific's wave I'm sighing for my homeland, I long to breathe her healthful airs again." "The sunset floods the golden gate with glory... Yet the heart within me cries for my home'neath northern skies... Take me back... To the hils... of Newfoundland"
AUTHOR: Words: D. Carroll / Music: P. Sheehan (source: Doyle4)
EARLIEST DATE: 1966 (Doyle-OldTimeSongsAndPoetryOfNewfoundland, 4th edition)
KEYWORDS: homesickness Canada nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Doyle-OldTimeSongsAndPoetryOfNewfoundland, "A Heart Cry From the West" (1 text, 1 tune): p. 11 in the 4th edition, p. 9 in the 5th
Roud #26492
File: Doyl4011

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