When First I Came to Caledonia from the estimable collection called Songs & Stories from Deep Cove, Cape Breton [by Amby Thomas, Sydney, Cape Breton: Cape Breton Press, 1979; there the song has the titles When I First Went to Caledonia]. Caledonia is the name of a pit, number three seam. Scatarie is an island abandoned by people whose fishing has dried up and is still uninhabited today. Boularderie is the name of that part of the community where all the rich people live and whence comes the woman with whom the character in the song falls blazingly in love at first sight. All he needed.
I may have tinkered with the original tune a wee bit.

New tracks tagged #Traditional Nova Scotia