SEA  PEOPLE

Time signature:  3/4     
Typical tempo: ~122 bpm.                                   
Allister MacGillivray
Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 3
Beat symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent
Either row (high):  Buttons 6 - 9*
Either row (low):    Buttons 3 - 5*
Verse 1

   "8     "7  |    :6       "8*      "7   |   .7*    ;6   "7*  |   .:7~ | ~:
   "5     "4  |    :3       "4*      "4   |   .3*    ;3   "3*  |   .:4~ | ~:
They    go   down    with   their     nets   to   the     shore;

   "8     "7  |    :6       "8*     "7   |  .7*    ;6     "7*  |  .:7~ | ~:
   "5     "4  |    :3       "4*     "4   |  .3*    ;3     "3*  |  .:4~ | ~:
They    go    down    like   their   fath - ers    be  -   fore.

  "7    "8*  |   .8       ;7       "8  |   .6     .7*   .7   |  .8*    ;8    "8* |  :7  
  "4    "4*  |   .5       ;4       "5  |   .3     .3*   .4   |  .4*    ;5    "4* |  :4 
And   the     sea   seems   to    say,   "If    you   ride   me    to -  day,

"6  "7*  |   .7       ;7     "7   |    ;8        "7   .8*  |   .:7*    |  .r
"3  "3*  |   .4       ;4     "4   |    ;5        "4   .4*  |   .:3*    |  .r  
 I   will    grant   you   the     wealth    of   my     store."
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Chorus:

   .6      .7* |  .:7  |   .8*    .7   "r   "7   |   .7      ;7*   "7*  |  .:7*  |
   .3      .3* |  .:4  |   .4*    .4   "r   "4   |   .4      ;3*   "3*  |  .:3*  |
They   are   sea    peo - ple,       the    pride   of    the     land,

   :9*      "9*  "9*  |   "9*   ;8   .8*  |    .7        ;8    "7   |   .:7*  |
   :5*      "5*  "5*  |   "5*   ;5   .4*  |    .4        ;5    "4   |   .:3*  |
Strong    of   the     spir -  it   and    rough    of    the      hand.

 .:7   |  .8*    .7   "r   "7   |   .7     ;7*     "7*  |   :7*
 .:4   |  .4*    .4   "r   "4   |   .4     ;3*      "3*  |   :3*
Sea    peo - ple       the    wat -  ers    com  -  mand

  "7*       "7    |   .8*   .8    .8*  |    .7        ;7*   "6   |   .:6     | :r
  "3*       "4    |   .4*   .5    .4*  |    .4        ;3*   "3   |   .:3     | :r 
From    their     rock - y   old    steeds    of    the     strand.

Embedded youTube VIDEOS
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Key: E
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Tempo ~121 bpm.

Singer:  Kirk MacNeil

Posted by:  Kirk MacNeil
Key: D  (using buttons 6 to 9)
​
Tempo: ~150 bpm

Posted by labradornl
Key: G

Tempo:   ~121 bpm

Singer: Jeremy White

​Posted by:  Jeremy White
Key:  F

Time signature:  3/4
Tempo:  ~123 bpm

Singers:  Ryan's Fancy

​Posted by:  quickaccent2006

Lyrics: 

Verse 1




Chorus




Verse 2




Verse 3




Ending
They go down with their nets to the shore,
They go down like their fathers before;
And the sea seems to say, "If you ride me today,
I will grant you the wealth of my store."

They are sea people, the pride of the land,
Strong of the spirit and rough of the hand;
Sea people the waters command,
From their rocky old steeds of the strand.

As the waves rise to tumble and fall,
In the face of a wild summer's squall,
All the traps will be cast and the courses held fast,
For they brave through the worst of it all.

If you walk the cold beaches alone,
As the first light of morning is born,
All adrift in the haze where the white seagull strays,
You might catch a glimpse on the foam....

Of the sea people, the pride of the land,
Strong of the spirit and rough of the hand;
Sea people the waters command,
From their rocky old steeds of the strand.

Composer:
Allister MacGillivray  is an outstanding  Canadian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and music historian, originally from Glace Bay on Cape Breton Island.  Check this site for a summary of his accomplishments and honours.