MEN OF THE BAY

From England's West Country and Ireland's many counties 
Working hard there were those who starved when nature proved unkind 
No slaves nor servants with them 
Children men and women sharing loads on common roads to service of mankind 

So let's sing of the forest and the men that came before us 
With an iron will they worked until their work on earth was done 
So let's sing of the Saunders the Sweetapples and Arnolds 
The toils of men which never end get past onto their sons

My grandfather died early there was never one more sure he 
Guaranteed eternity he was givin onto god 
He kept his family healthy like most they were not wealthy 
And though they seen adversity they smiled through all odds 

So let's sing of the ski mills, the lumber and the steel 
The logs they brang, the blades that rang our song is yet unsung 
And let's sing of the Burry's, the Smart's the Stroud's and Barry's 
Persistence stood with water and wood and the heritage was won

So let's sing of the schooners and the skiffs that haul the booms 
All boats relied on width and tide their trust in stars and sun 
And let's sing of their courage, knowledge and endurance 
Of the ways of men that sing and bend lets share it with our sons 
Of the ways of men that sing and bend lets share it with our sons