Thank God We're Surrounded by Water

I'll tell you a tale about Newfoundland dear We haven't got money or riches to spare Now we can be thankful for one small affair Thank god we're surrounded by water The sea oh the sea the wonderful sea Long may she roam between people and me Everyone here should get down on one knee Thank god we're surrounded by water Now the Englishmen came from lands and the John Groat They came over to ride our colonial goat We have 8,000,000 more but we didn't have boats Thank god we're surrounded by water The sea oh the sea the wonderful sea Long may she roam between people and me Everyone here should get down on one knee Thank god we're surrounded by water Some visitors tasted our Newfoundland screech Tipped up the bottle drank 6 ounces each And the let out a yell as they ran for the beach Thank god we're surrounded by water The sea oh the sea the wonderful sea Long may she roam between people and me Everyone here should get down on one knee Thank god we're surrounded by water Now Bessie Joe Kemp took her horse for a ride She ripped her old bloomers right up the left side And she hung them to dry at the beach at low tide Thank god we're surrounded by water The sea oh the sea the wonderful sea Long may she roam between people and me Everyone here should get down on one knee Thank god we're surrounded by water Now the French in Quebec want a separate state Including our own Labrador just you wait They came down to bell isle but they can't walk our straight Thank god we're surrounded by water The sea oh the sea the wonderful sea Long may she roam between people and me Everyone here should get down on one knee Thank god we're surrounded by water Now Joey was god said the liberal bunch One day on our harbour he walked after lunch But he couldn't quite make that old Galilee stunt Thank god we're surrounded by water The sea oh the sea the wonderful sea Long may she roam between people and me Everyone here should get down on one knee Thank god we're surrounded by water The sea oh the sea the wonderful sea Long may she roam between people and me Everyone here should get down on one knee Thank god we're surrounded by water Thank god we're surrounded by water