I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred And I'll be one till I die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland Diddle Dee ah da, Diddle Dee ahhh da I spent some time in New Your state and nearly lost my mind That city's life's too fast for me nobody has the time Cement and steel and flashing lights were all that I could see It may be good for New York state but its no bloody good for me I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred and I'll be one till I'll die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland Diddle dee ah da, Diddle dee ahhh da, yeah ♪ In Montreal the Frenchman say that they own Labrador Including Indian Harbour where me father fished before But if they wants to fight for her I'll surely take a stand And they'll regret the day they tried to take our Newfoundland I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred and I'll be one till I'll die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland Diddle dee ah da, Diddle dee ahhh da, ya Now that the oil's on our shires we better take the time ♪ To develop it more carefully or else we're gonna find What could have been the answer to our poor economy Has changed our way of living and destroyed our fishery I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred and I'll be one till I'll die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland I'm a Newfoundlader born and bred and I'll be one till I'll die I'm proud to be an Islander; Here's the reason why: I'm free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand There's no place I would rather be than here in Newfoundland No place I would rather be Than here in Newfoundland