The Shores of Amerikay
Journey to Amerikay: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Hope
Lyrics
I’m bidding farewell to the land of my youth
Expressing goodbye to the land of upbringing
And the homes I love so well
Referring to beloved homes
And the mountains grand of my own native land
Highlighting majestic native mountains
I’m bidding them all farewell
Saying farewell to all of them
With an aching heart I’ll bid them adieu
Feeling sorrowful while bidding farewell
For tomorrow I sail far away
Departing the next day to a distant place
O’er the raging foam for to seek a home
Traveling across stormy seas for a new home
On the shores of Amerikay
Intending to settle on the American shores
It’s not for the want of employment I’m going
Not leaving for job scarcity
It’s not for the love of fame
Not seeking fame, but fortune
That fortune bright may shine over me
Wishing for a prosperous life
And give me a glorious name
Aspiring for a shining reputation
It’s not for the want of employment I’m going
Reiterating not leaving due to job need
On this weary and stormy sea
Enduring hardships of the sea for a cause
But to seek a home for my own true love
Seeking a home for a beloved
On the shores of Amerikay
Desiring settlement in America
And when I am bidding my last farewell
Emotionally overwhelmed bidding final farewell
The tears like will blind
Tears clouding vision when leaving friends and homes
To think of my friends in my own native land
Remembering friends and homes left behind
And the homes I’m leaving behind
Leaving behind beloved places
But if I’m to die in a foreign land
Accepting the possibility of dying abroad
And be buried so far far away
Possibly being buried far from homeland
No fond mother’s tears will be shed o’er my grave
No family to mourn at the grave in a foreign land
On the shores of Amerikay
Referencing potential burial place in America
I’m bidding farewell to the land of my youth
Repeating the emotional farewell to homeland
And the homes I love so well
Reiterating love for cherished homes
And the mountains grand of my own native land
Again mentioning majestic native mountains
I’m bidding them all farewell
Once more bidding farewell to all
With an aching heart I’ll bid them adieu
Reiterating the sorrowful goodbye
For tomorrow I sail far away
Confirming departure the following day
O’er the raging foam for to seek a home
Heading over stormy seas to find a home
On the shores of Amerikay
Desiring settlement in America
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