Klondike Gold

© Scott Parsons

 

Lemuel and Robert of the Sheppard family, left Cardigan 'round 1896
They worked in Maine for years,

To earn enough money
To go in search of Klondike gold

A good many hard knocks, we went hungry more than once
Just kept on diggin' all the day
The nights were hard and black, they could tear a man asunder
Better fellows, we watched as they went under

Then there it was one day after years of arduous toil
We finally struck the paystreak
We headed back to Maine, gold nuggets that we gave
To loved ones who helped us on our way

Home to Prince Edward Isle, with a fortune and a smile
We helped the whole community
We believe in church and farm, and spinning Klondike yarn
With our good friends and family