You Aint A Nova Scotian If You Dont Like Fish

Verse 1
You Can TEell A NovaC#m Scotian By TheF#m Fragrance Of TheB7 Ocean,
For They AElways Wear TheC#m Perfume Of TheF#m North AtlanticB7 Spray
But If EYou Can't Seem To Smell 'Em, There'sA Another Way TF#7o Tell 'Em
For You'll BAlways Know A Bluenose By HisAdim Diet RighEt Away!
(Spoken) What Do We Eat? We Eat:

Chorus 1
EPickled Herrin',C#m Oysters When We're Daring.
And We F#7Often Take A Bake Of Hake 'Cause BThat's A DandyB7 Dish!
To Make EChowder Fit For Dolphins, Throw InA Everything But Sculpins
And You AinB't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tAdim LikeE Fish!

Verse 2
What We EEats, Until We'reC#m Bustin' Most AF#mlbertans Find DiB7sgustin'.
For It SeeEms Salt Cod's UpC#msettin' To That DF#mainty Western ToB7ngue.
And WitEh Faces Hard And Stony, They Say A"Herrin's Too DurF#7n Boney"
But There's BNothing For Dissolving Bones LikeAdim Nova ScotiaEn Rum.
(Spoken) And So We Eat:

Chorus 2
ECod Cheeks, Cod Tongues,C#m Even Though They're Odd Tongues
Fish StF#7icks And Digby Chicks As BDainty As YouB7 Wish.
We Eat FElat Fish, Like The Flounder And SomeA Others That ArF#7e Rounder
And You BAin't A Nova Scotian If YouAdim Don't LikEe Fish!

Verse 3
You Won'tE Find No HaddockC#m Fillets In ThemF#m Manitoba B7Skillets
And Away OEut In SaC#mskatchewan TheyF#m Don't Know Fish FromB7 Beans
Down In ERed River Valley They Can't TellA Scallops FroF#7m Tomally
And You'll BGet No Clams Or Salmon With YourAdim DandelioEn Greens.
(Spoken) Meanwhile, We’re Eatin’:

Chorus 3
EFinnan Haddie,C#m Good For Lass Or Laddie And
A SmokeF#7d Eel Will Make You Feel Like BDancin' Just AB7 Tish
We ECook Up Solomon Gundy TwentyA Seven Ways FroF#7m Sunday
And You AinB't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tAdim LikeE Fish!

Verse 4
Now Lest EThere Be AC#m Mix-Up There's JustF#m One Thing I ShouldB7 Fix Up
For There'Es Some That Can't TellC#m Us From NewfounF#mdlanders Tried AndB7 True;
We Eat EHake And Cod And Kippers, But We ADon't Eat SeaF#7l Flippers
And That's BHow You Tell The Difference, 'Cause TheAdim NewfoundlanderEs Do!
(Spoken) We Just Eat:

Chorus 4
EMackerel, Pollock TheyC#m Never Give You Colic
If You F#7Wash Down Your Tuna With A BLittle Drink OfB7 Swish
We ELove A Mess Of Shad Roe,A Sardines And GasF#7pereau
And You BAin't A Nova Scotian (By The Holy Land O' Goshen)
And You've BNever Seen The Ocean If You Don'tAdim LikeE Fish!