You Aint A Nova Scotian If You Dont Like Fish

Verse 1
You Can TCell A NovaAm Scotian By ThDme Fragrance Of TG7he Ocean,
For They AClways Wear TheAm Perfume Of ThDme North AtlantG7ic Spray
But If CYou Can't Seem To Smell 'Em, There'sF Another Way TD7o Tell 'Em
For You'll GAlways Know A Bluenose By HisFdim Diet RighCt Away!
(Spoken) What Do We Eat? We Eat:

Chorus 1
CPickled Herrin',Am Oysters When We're Daring.
And We D7Often Take A Bake Of Hake 'CauseG That's A DandG7y Dish!
To Make CChowder Fit For Dolphins, Throw InF Everything But Sculpins
And You AinG't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tFdim LikeC Fish!

Verse 2
What We ECats, Until We'reAm Bustin' Most DmAlbertans Find G7Disgustin'.
For It SeeCms Salt Cod's UpAmsettin' To That DmDainty Western G7Tongue.
And WitCh Faces Hard And Stony, They Say F"Herrin's Too DurD7n Boney"
But There's GNothing For Dissolving Bones LikeFdim Nova ScotiaCn Rum.
(Spoken) And So We Eat:

Chorus 2
CCod Cheeks, Cod Tongues,Am Even Though They're Odd Tongues
Fish StD7icks And Digby Chicks AsG Dainty As YoG7u Wish.
We Eat FClat Fish, Like The Flounder And SomeF Others That ArD7e Rounder
And You GAin't A Nova Scotian If YouFdim Don't LikCe Fish!

Verse 3
You Won'tC Find No HaddockAm Fillets In TheDmm ManitobG7a Skillets
And Away OCut In SaAmskatchewan TheDmy Don't Know Fish FrG7om Beans
Down In CRed River Valley They Can't TellF Scallops FroD7m Tomally
And You'll GGet No Clams Or Salmon With YourFdim DandelioCn Greens.
(Spoken) Meanwhile, We’re Eatin’:

Chorus 3
CFinnan Haddie,Am Good For Lass Or Laddie And
A SmokeD7d Eel Will Make You Feel LikeG Dancin' Just G7A Tish
We CCook Up Solomon Gundy TwentyF Seven Ways FroD7m Sunday
And You AinG't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tFdim LikeC Fish!

Verse 4
Now Lest CThere Be AAm Mix-Up There's JusDmt One Thing I ShouG7ld Fix Up
For There'Cs Some That Can't TellAm Us From NewfouDmndlanders Tried AG7nd True;
We Eat CHake And Cod And Kippers, But We FDon't Eat SeaD7l Flippers
And That's GHow You Tell The Difference, 'Cause TheFdim NewfoundlanderCs Do!
(Spoken) We Just Eat:

Chorus 4
CMackerel, Pollock TheyAm Never Give You Colic
If You D7Wash Down Your Tuna With AG Little Drink OG7f Swish
We CLove A Mess Of Shad Roe,F Sardines And GasD7pereau
And You GAin't A Nova Scotian (By The Holy Land O' Goshen)
And You've GNever Seen The Ocean If You Don'tFdim LikeC Fish!