Aselin Debison - The Island

The Island/Cape Breton

Over an ocean and over a sea
Beyond these great waters, oh what do I see?
I see the great mountains
climb from the coastline
The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine
Oh they come from the countries all over the world
To hack at the forest, to plow the land down
Fishermen, farmers and sailors all come
To clear for the future this pioneer ground

We are an island, a rock in a stream
We are a people as proud as there's been
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds
The home of our hearts, Cape Breton

Over the rooftops and over the trees
Within these new townships, oh what do I see?
I see the black pitheads, the coal-wheels are turning
The smokestacks are belching and the blast furnace burning
Oh the sweat on the back is no joy to behold
In the heat of the steel plant or mining the coal
And the foreign-owned companies
force us to fight
For our survival and for our rights

We are an island, a rock in a stream
We are a people as proud as there's been
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds
The home of our hearts, Cape Breton

Over the highways and over the roads
Over the causeway, stories are told
They tell of the coming and the going away
The cities of America draw me away
Ah the companies come, the companies go
And the ways of the world we may never know
We'll follow the footsteps of those on their way
And we'll ask for the right to leave or to stay

We are an island, a rock in a stream
We are a people as proud as there's been
In soft summer breeze or in wild winter winds
The home of our hearts, Cape Breton

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Music

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• debison
• the
• island
• cape
• breton

[oniakuma100]

Listening to this makes me proud to be a Caper. The home of our hearts.

[TheGrouchski]

To speak as rudely as you do about a 9 year old girl who some say prevented a riot during a strike by miners in her home town by singing this song, says more about you than about her. Sing on Aselin. I, for one, look forward to hearing from you again.

[oogilygumballs]

GOOO MERITIMES

[somegalfromcan]

@Iwasateeninthe80s British Columbians know who we are - we simply don't have the musical history to back it up. It's starting to come though with the help of groups like Spirit of the West. A century from now, however, Cape Breton and the rest of the east coast will still be lightyears ahead of us.

[priyankaambaskar1999]

she soung fantastic...i never get tired hearing the same music....<3 <3 <3 it...

[BuccaneerBubbles]

I love being a Bluenose...

Even more,

I love being a Caper :D

[MrMonky04]

Listen to this makes me, a brazilian guy, although that's just for a while, want to be a citizen from Cape Breton. It's very moving. Her voice is sweetest I've ever heard!

[hoapiano]

I'm from Vietnam, but I love your hometown, Cape Breton, because of this song. great song! and thanks her, great singer!

[Iwasateeninthe80s]

Like many Maritimers, Cape Bret'ners know who they are. Many other Canadians do not know who they themselves are. If only people in BC had such spirit and unity. But BC is still a frontier and will be for another 100 years to catch up with NS.

[claytonosmond25]

@camplikeueng She's from Cape Breton its in Nova Scotia, Glace Bay to be exact!

[claytonosmond25]

@camplikeueng She's from Cape Breton its in Nova Scotia, Glace Bay to be exact!