The Leaving Of Liverpool

 farewell to princes landing stage river mersey fare thee well
i am bound for california a place i know right well
so fare thee well my own true love
when i return united we will be
it's not the leaving of liverpool that grieves me
but my darling when i think of thee
i am bound for california by way of stormy cape horn
and i will write to thee a letter love
when i am homeward bound
so fare thee well my own true love
when i return united we will be
it's not the leaving of liverpool that grieves me
but my darling when i think of thee
i've shipped on a yankee clipper ship
davy crockett' is her name
and burgess is the captain of her
and they say that she's a floating hell
so fare thee well my own true love
when i return united we will be
it's not the leaving of liverpool that grieves me
but my darling when i think of thee
i have sailed with burgess once before
i think i know him well
if a man's a sailor he will get along
if not then he's sure in hell
so fare thee well my own true love
when i return united we will be
it's not the leaving of liverpool that grieves me
but my darling when i think of thee

farewell to lower frederick street
anson terrace and park lane
i am bound away for to leave you
and i'll never see you again
so fare thee well my own true love
when i return united we will be
it's not the leaving of liverpool that grieves me
but my darling when i think of thee

so fare thee well my own true love
when i return united we will be
it's not the leaving of liverpool that grieves me
but my darling when i think of thee