You Aint A Nova Scotian If You Dont Like Fish

Verse 1
You Can TAell A NovaF#m Scotian By TheBm Fragrance Of ThE7e Ocean,
For They AAlways Wear TheF#m Perfume Of TheBm North AtlantiE7c Spray
But If AYou Can't Seem To Smell 'Em, There'sD Another Way TB7o Tell 'Em
For You'll EAlways Know A Bluenose By HisDdim Diet RighAt Away!
(Spoken) What Do We Eat? We Eat:

Chorus 1
APickled Herrin',F#m Oysters When We're Daring.
And We B7Often Take A Bake Of Hake 'CauseE That's A DandE7y Dish!
To Make AChowder Fit For Dolphins, Throw InD Everything But Sculpins
And You AinE't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tDdim LikeA Fish!

Verse 2
What We EAats, Until We'reF#m Bustin' Most ABmlbertans Find DE7isgustin'.
For It SeeAms Salt Cod's UpF#msettin' To That DBmainty Western TE7ongue.
And WitAh Faces Hard And Stony, They Say D"Herrin's Too DurB7n Boney"
But There's ENothing For Dissolving Bones LikeDdim Nova ScotiaAn Rum.
(Spoken) And So We Eat:

Chorus 2
ACod Cheeks, Cod Tongues,F#m Even Though They're Odd Tongues
Fish StB7icks And Digby Chicks AsE Dainty As YoE7u Wish.
We Eat FAlat Fish, Like The Flounder And SomeD Others That ArB7e Rounder
And You EAin't A Nova Scotian If YouDdim Don't LikAe Fish!

Verse 3
You Won'tA Find No HaddockF#m Fillets In ThemBm ManitobaE7 Skillets
And Away OAut In SaF#mskatchewan TheyBm Don't Know Fish FroE7m Beans
Down In ARed River Valley They Can't TellD Scallops FroB7m Tomally
And You'll EGet No Clams Or Salmon With YourDdim DandelioAn Greens.
(Spoken) Meanwhile, We’re Eatin’:

Chorus 3
AFinnan Haddie,F#m Good For Lass Or Laddie And
A SmokeB7d Eel Will Make You Feel LikeE Dancin' Just E7A Tish
We ACook Up Solomon Gundy TwentyD Seven Ways FroB7m Sunday
And You AinE't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tDdim LikeA Fish!

Verse 4
Now Lest AThere Be AF#m Mix-Up There's JustBm One Thing I ShoulE7d Fix Up
For There'As Some That Can't TellF#m Us From NewfounBmdlanders Tried AnE7d True;
We Eat AHake And Cod And Kippers, But We DDon't Eat SeaB7l Flippers
And That's EHow You Tell The Difference, 'Cause TheDdim NewfoundlanderAs Do!
(Spoken) We Just Eat:

Chorus 4
AMackerel, Pollock TheyF#m Never Give You Colic
If You B7Wash Down Your Tuna With AE Little Drink OE7f Swish
We ALove A Mess Of Shad Roe,D Sardines And GasB7pereau
And You EAin't A Nova Scotian (By The Holy Land O' Goshen)
And You've ENever Seen The Ocean If You Don'tDdim LikeA Fish!