You Aint A Nova Scotian If You Dont Like Fish

Verse 1
You Can TGell A NovaEm Scotian By ThAme Fragrance Of TD7he Ocean,
For They AGlways Wear TheEm Perfume Of ThAme North AtlantD7ic Spray
But If GYou Can't Seem To Smell 'Em, There'sC Another Way TA7o Tell 'Em
For You'll DAlways Know A Bluenose By HisCdim Diet RighGt Away!
(Spoken) What Do We Eat? We Eat:

Chorus 1
GPickled Herrin',Em Oysters When We're Daring.
And We A7Often Take A Bake Of Hake 'CauseD That's A DandD7y Dish!
To Make GChowder Fit For Dolphins, Throw InC Everything But Sculpins
And You AinD't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tCdim LikeG Fish!

Verse 2
What We EGats, Until We'reEm Bustin' Most AmAlbertans Find D7Disgustin'.
For It SeeGms Salt Cod's UpEmsettin' To That AmDainty Western D7Tongue.
And WitGh Faces Hard And Stony, They Say C"Herrin's Too DurA7n Boney"
But There's DNothing For Dissolving Bones LikeCdim Nova ScotiaGn Rum.
(Spoken) And So We Eat:

Chorus 2
GCod Cheeks, Cod Tongues,Em Even Though They're Odd Tongues
Fish StA7icks And Digby Chicks AsD Dainty As YoD7u Wish.
We Eat FGlat Fish, Like The Flounder And SomeC Others That ArA7e Rounder
And You DAin't A Nova Scotian If YouCdim Don't LikGe Fish!

Verse 3
You Won'tG Find No HaddockEm Fillets In TheAmm ManitobD7a Skillets
And Away OGut In SaEmskatchewan TheAmy Don't Know Fish FrD7om Beans
Down In GRed River Valley They Can't TellC Scallops FroA7m Tomally
And You'll DGet No Clams Or Salmon With YourCdim DandelioGn Greens.
(Spoken) Meanwhile, We’re Eatin’:

Chorus 3
GFinnan Haddie,Em Good For Lass Or Laddie And
A SmokeA7d Eel Will Make You Feel LikeD Dancin' Just D7A Tish
We GCook Up Solomon Gundy TwentyC Seven Ways FroA7m Sunday
And You AinD't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tCdim LikeG Fish!

Verse 4
Now Lest GThere Be AEm Mix-Up There's JusAmt One Thing I ShouD7ld Fix Up
For There'Gs Some That Can't TellEm Us From NewfouAmndlanders Tried AD7nd True;
We Eat GHake And Cod And Kippers, But We CDon't Eat SeaA7l Flippers
And That's DHow You Tell The Difference, 'Cause TheCdim NewfoundlanderGs Do!
(Spoken) We Just Eat:

Chorus 4
GMackerel, Pollock TheyEm Never Give You Colic
If You A7Wash Down Your Tuna With AD Little Drink OD7f Swish
We GLove A Mess Of Shad Roe,C Sardines And GasA7pereau
And You DAin't A Nova Scotian (By The Holy Land O' Goshen)
And You've DNever Seen The Ocean If You Don'tCdim LikeG Fish!