Farewell The prince's Landing stage
River Mersey fair the well
I am bound for Cal - i - for - ni - a,
A place I know right well
Chorus:
So fare you well my own true love,
And when I return, united we will be.
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling, it's when I think of thee
I'm off to California
By way of the stormy Cape Horn,
And I will send you a letter, love,
When I am homeward bound
I've shipped on a Yankee clipper ship,
Davy Crockett is her name,
And Burgess is the captain of her
And they say she is a floating hell
I'm bound away to leave you,
Goodbye, my love, goodbye
There ain't but one thing that grieves me,
That's leaving you behind
Oh the sun is on the harbor, love,
And I wish I could remain,
For I know it will be some long time
Before I see you again