Welcome to the rock lyrics

[Claude (spoken)]

On the north-east tip of North America,

on an island called Newfoundland,

there's an airport.

It used to be one of the biggest airports in the world

and next to it is a town called Gander.

[Claude]

Welcome to the Rock if you come from away. (Huh!)

You probably understand about a half of what we say. (Huh!)

They say no man's an island, but an island makes a man

[Claude & Beulah]

'Specially when one comes from one like Newfoundland.

[Company]

Welcome to the Rock!

[Beulah (spoken)]

That mornin' I'm in the classroom.

It's our first day back and the school buses are on strike!

So, I'm covering for Annette, who's running late.

[Annette (spoken)]

Sorry, Beulah! How's the kids?

[Beulah (spoken)]

Not exactly thrilled to be inside on such a gorgeous day

so, I told 'em we'd only have a half day this mornin'

and they were quite pleased

until I told 'em we'd have the other half in the afternoon!

[Ganderian #1]

Welcome to the wildest weather that you ever heard of.

[Doug]

Where everyone is nice, but it's never nice above.

[Annette]

Welcome to the farthest place you'll get from Disneyland.

[Claude]

Fish 'n chips and shipwrecks.

[Female company & Claude]

This is Newfoundland.

[Company]

Welcome to the Rock!

An islander, I am an islander

I'm an islander, I am an islander

I'm an islander, I am an islander

I'm an islander, I am an islander

[Oz (spoken)]

That mornin' I'm in my car.

The kids cross airport boulevard to get to school

and that time of day people are in a little bit of a rush

to get to work and stuff.

So, normally I sit there and run my radar (Whoop! Whoop!)

and if they're speeding, I'll stop 'em

and write out a warning ticket.

I'll write S-T-F-D:

"Slow the fuck down!"

[Ganderian #2]

Welcome to the land where the winters tried to kill us

and we said:

[Company]

We will not be killed!

[Ganderian #3]

Welcome to the land where the waters tried to drown us

and we said:

[Company]

We will not be drowned!

[Janice]

Welcome to the land where we lost our loved ones

and we said:

[Company]

We will still go on!

[Ganderian #4]

Welcome to the land where the wind tried to blow!

[Company]

And we said no!

[Bonnie (spoken)]

That mornin' I drop my kids off at school and head to the SPCA,

where I'm greeted by my other kids

all barkin' and meowin' for breakfast and a belly rub.

Not that I'm complaining, I loves them.

But by the time feeding is done,

I got to get back to pick up my human kids,

so I take just one second for myself and I'm sitting in my car.

[Annette (spoken)]

I'm in the library.

[Beulah (spoken)]

I'm in the staff room.

[Annette, Beulah & Bonnie (spoken)]

And I turn on the radio

[Company]

You are here

at the start of a moment,

on the edge of the world,

where the river meets the sea.

Here,

on the edge of the Atlantic,

on an island in between

there and here.

[Company]

I'm an islander, I am an islander

I'm an islander, I am an islander

I'm an islander, I am an islander

I am an islander!

[Oz (spoken), overlapping]

I'm running my radar when Bonnie comes by.

She pulls up

and she is waving at me like mad,

so I roll down my window

and she says

[Bonnie (spoken)]

Oz, turn on the radio.

[Oz (spoken)]

Slow it down, Bonn-

[Bonnie (spoken)]

Jesus H, Oz! Turn on your radio!

[Company]

Where our story starts.

[Jannice (spoken)]

It's my first day at the station.

[Company]

Where we'll end the night.

[Bus driver (spoken)]

I'm gettin' coffee for the picket line.

[Company]

Where we know by heart.

[Crystal]

Five minutes 'til my smoke break.

[Company]

Every single flight.

[Dwight]

I'm off to work at the airport.

[Male company]

Welcome to the fog,

welcome to the trees,

to the ocean and the sky

and whatever's in between.

To the ones who've left

you're never truly gone,

a candle's in the window

and the kettle's always on.

[Company]

When the sun is coming up

and the world has come ashore,

if you're hoping for a harbour

then you'll find an open door.

In the winter, from the water,

through whatever's in the way,

to the ones who have come from away:

Welcome to the Rock!

• Artist:Come From Away (Musical)
• Album:Come From Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording)