Victoria Nautical Song Circle's
June 2001 Song Of The Month
Words: Winnifred Proutherou, Cape Breton Island, NS
| Chorus: Herring and Potatoes Herring and Potatoes Herring and Potatoes They're good enough for me | |
| In Old Cape Breton Over, I'm Livin' right in clover, With Herring and Potatoes and a good strong cup of tea. We like those... | |
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| When I went down to Boston, they served the fish with
frostin' By god but it was costin' too much for the likes of me. Just give me... | |
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| When I went down the Mira, that's where I met Elvira. And now she's Mrs. Ira, and we're happy as can be. We like those... | |
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| A girl arrived from Brooklyn, when we had supper cookin' You should have seen her lookin' , at what we had for tea. And it was | |
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| She called my wife a joker, and hauled off for to poke her. When the bones began to choke her, so southwards she did flee. From good old... | |
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| Now we're happy in Cape Breton, and those risin' costs we're
beatin' And I'll tell you what we're eatin, 'cause it's good enough for me. | |
| Those good old... | |
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| Final time Chorus followed by: We need more Turbot and Potatoes they're good enough for me, We need more Codfish and Potatoes they're good enough for me, We need more Salmon and Potatoes they're good enough for me, Etc, More Chocolate and Potatoes is what this country needs. |
Sung in jig time to the tune of the old Gaelic Air "Ho Ro Mo Nighean Donn Boidheach" (Nut Brown Maiden). A Sidney (NS) Housewife's entry to a local radio station's song writing contest in the 20's. Tark got it from Steve Ritchie of Tanglefoot.
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