One thing I noticed that a written copy of the lyrics cannot convey is how the singer's accent changes over the course of the song. It's most pronounced in the word "Newfoundland" in the chorus. The first couple of times, it's pronounced New-found-land, but later repetitions change to the modern pronunciation. At the same time, the narrator is becoming more at home in the land he's found himself stranded in. Still, he never gives up on the dream of returning to the land of his birth.
One thing I noticed that a written copy of the lyrics cannot convey is how the singer's accent changes over the course of the song. It's most pronounced in the word "Newfoundland" in the chorus. The first couple of times, it's pronounced New-found-land, but later repetitions change to the modern pronunciation. At the same time, the narrator is becoming more at home in the land he's found himself stranded in. Still, he never gives up on the dream of returning to the land of his birth.