Verse
N.C.
Fare thee well to Prince's Landing Stage
N.C.
River Mersey, fare thee well
N.C.
I am bound for Californi-A
N.C.
It's a place that I know right well
G F C
So fare thee well, my own true love
G
And when I return, united we will be
C F C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
G C
But my darling, when I think of thee
Verse
F C
I have signed on a Yankee Clipper ship
G
'Davy Crockett' is her name
C F C
And Burgess is the Captain of her
G C
And they say that she's a floating shame
G F C
So fare thee well, my own true love
G
And when I return, united we will be
C F C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
G C
But my darling, when I think of thee
Verse
F C
I have sailed with Burgess once before
G
He's a man I know right well
C F C
If a man is a sailor, he can get along
G C
And if nothing, he is sure in Hell
G F C
So fare thee well, my own true love
G
And when I return, united we will be
C F C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
G C
But my darling, when I think of thee
Verse
F C
Now the sun is on the harbour, love
G
And I wish I could remain
C F C
For I know it will be a long, long time
G C
Before I see you again
C N.C.
(Here we go!)
G F C
So fare thee well, my own true love
G
And when I return, united we will be
C F C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
G C
But my darling, when I think of thee
G F C
So fare thee well, my own true love
G
And when I return, united we will be
C F C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
G C F C
But my darling, when I think of thee