[id:$00000000] [ar:aselin debison] [ti:the island] [by:] [hash:54023cca87ed6b5529c21caf5886a270] [al:] [sign:] [qq:] [total:256556] [offset:0] [00:10.71]Over an ocean and over a sea [00:15.51]Beyond these great waters [00:17.46]oh what do I see [00:21.54]I see the great mountains [00:24.24]climb from the coastline [00:26.64]The hills of Cape Breton [00:28.89]this new home of mine [00:32.59]Oh they come from the countries [00:35.09]all over the world [00:37.59]To hack at the forest to plow [00:41.04]the land down [00:42.99]Fishermen farmers and sailors all come [00:47.74]To clear for the future [00:50.14]this pioneer ground [00:52.94]We are an island [00:55.24]a rock in a stream [00:57.94]We are a people [00:59.89]as proud as there's been [01:02.64]In soft summer breeze or [01:05.19]in wild winter winds [01:07.70]The home of our hearts Cape Breton [01:23.23]Over the rooftops and over the trees [01:27.98]Within these new townships [01:30.08]oh what do I see [01:33.94]I see the black pitheads [01:36.40]the coal-wheels are turning [01:39.00]The smokestacks are belching [01:41.45]and the blast furnace burning [01:45.09]Oh the sweat on the back [01:47.34]is no joy to behold [01:49.99]In the heat of the steel plant [01:52.64]or mining the coal [01:55.10]And the foreign-owned companies [01:57.95]force us to fight [02:00.40]For our survival and for our rights [02:05.46]We are an island a rock in a stream [02:10.31]We are a people [02:12.76]as proud as there's been [02:15.26]In soft summer breeze or [02:17.66]in wild winter winds [02:20.31]The home of our hearts Cape Breton [02:36.93]Over the highways and over the roads [02:41.83]Over the causeway stories are told [02:47.97]They tell of the coming [02:50.07]and the going away [02:52.82]The cities of America draw me away [02:58.99]Ah the companies come the companies go [03:03.79]And the ways of the world [03:06.61]we may never know [03:08.91]We'll follow the footsteps of those [03:12.36]on their way [03:13.56]And we'll ask for the right to [03:16.91]leave or to stay [03:19.26]We are an island a rock in a stream [03:24.31]We are a people [03:26.41]as proud as there's been [03:28.96]In soft summer breeze or [03:31.51]in wild winter winds [03:34.16]The home of our hearts Cape Breton [03:39.22]We are an island a rock in a stream [03:44.07]We are a people [03:46.27]as proud as there's been [03:49.02]In soft summer breeze or [03:51.47]in wild winter winds [03:54.17]The home of our hearts Cape Breton [03:59.17]The home of our hearts Cape Breton