Ode To Halifax 4/4 Key D
I wrote Ode To Halifax as a tribute to the "big city" of Nova Scotia. The song is a simple mixture of the main vocal with rhythm and lead guitar, bass and twin fiddles with twin pipes added in the final verse.


Ode To Halifax
V1) Halifax you're calling me again and now my time has come
My days are numbered and my nights, I hear a beating drum
I had no care there was magic in the air
I roamed the whole world wide
Now I hear your voice in the waves
A turning of the tide
V2) Halifax I've looked into your eyes and everything is blue
From down by the docks on up through your streets
You always bring me through
Time won't wait for those who hesitate the clock is winding down
But your will is strong, you'll carry me along
Back into your town
V3) Halifax please open up your heart and guide me to my home
From The Northwest Arm to George's Isle across the raging foam
Your harbour lights shine on into the night
As we tie up to the pier
This rambling rake will take his rest
And lift a glass of cheer
V4) Halifax you'll always be the same just like a lifelong friend
I walk your streets where old friends meet, you'll see me to the end
You sing your song on the ocean wind
A comfort to the free
Then you'll sleep a thousand years
And sail into the sea