The Cliffs of Baccalieu
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The Cliffs of Baccalieu is a Newfoundland song written by Jack Withers (1899-1964). Many fisherman from Newfoundland spent their summers fishing on the Labrador coast. This song depicts a tense incident for a ship coming home from Labrador on its way to either Carbonear or St. John's with its fishing crew. The ship is caught in a gale as it nears Baccalieu Island . The vessel in the song is obviously a schooner, and it would have been burdened by a full load of salt cod caught along the Labrador coast.
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