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A song celebrating the people of Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador in Canada who helped close to 7,000 stranded airline passengers after September 11, 2001. The story of Gander and the surrounding towns has been immortalized in the Broadway show, "Come From Away." The song is written in a Celtic/Newfoundland style. This song is dedicated to my spouse Marly's parents, Isaac and Sybil who were a part of the crew who helped the plane people in Gander through their involvement in the Anglican church.
WHEN
THE WORLD DROPS IN TO TOWN Words and
music by David Kai ©2020
On the 11th
of September, in a quiet little town
In a place that they call Newfoundland, all the
planes were coming down
Just how many were arriving, it was hard to
know or tell
In a quiet town in Newfoundland on the day the
towers fell.
With ten thousand waiting on the ground, seven
thousand on their way
The schools and halls and churches were preparing
for their stay
And not only in Gander, but in places all around
Cause youve got to pull together when the
world drops into town.
Chorus: So raise a glass to them, lets sing a song to
cheer
For all the workers, cooks and clerks, for all the
volunteers
Who showed such kindness, who stepped up when chips
were down
Cause youve got to pull together when the
world drops into town
All the stores they opened up their doors, the
supplies, how fast they flew!
"Take it all to help the plane people, its
the least that we can do!"
Aunt Winnie baked two dozen of her partridgeberry
pies
She said, "I think those plane people will be in
for some surprise!"
So the people were all settled, and much to their
delight
There were home-cooked meals and showers in homes,
even trips to see the sights
Though they came from countries round the world, they
did seem to all fit in
And in kitchen parties here and there, new found
friends were being screeched in. Chorus:
Soon the skies, they were reopened, just a week and
they were gone
Though the planes took off into the skies all the
memories lingered on
For what they all remember, and whats talked of to
this day
Is how townsfolk cared for people who had come from
far away.
So lets sing and lets be thankful, for each and every one
Who showed us
how to live together in the year two-thousand one,
Lets celebrate their kindness, for we never will
forget,
That in Newfoundland a strangers just a friend you
havent met. Chorus:
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