Union Songs
Over The Ocean
A song by Kathleen McLennan(c)2002 Kathleen McLennan
Over the ocean, on a distant shore,
That's where my memories began.
All of my childhood was enchanted there,
Long before I became a man.Over the ocean at the sound of war,
Torn from our families and friends;
Where the noise from the guns was a distant roar,
To lands where we'd build our lives again.The sorrow is always in our minds
For loved ones we had to leave behind,
But still there's a sweetness in the songs we sing,
To strengthen the memories that bind.Over the ocean, I am growing old.
See our children, how they've grown!
They have a new land, but my heart still recalls
My "over the ocean" home.The sorrow is always in our minds
For loved ones we had to leave behind,
But still there's a sweetness in the songs we sing,
To strengthen the memories that bind.Over the ocean, I am growing old.
See our children, how they've grown!
They have a new land, but my heart still recalls
My "over the ocean" home.
Notes
Many thanks to Kathleen McLennan for permission to add this song to the collection
union songs..........a selection by mark gregory