Verse 1 Well fare thee well to you, my own true love well I’m going far away I’m bound for California And I know that I’ll return some day
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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
Verse 2 I'm off to California By way of stormy Cape Horn And I will send a letter, my love When I am homeward bound
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Verse 3 I sail on a Yankee sailing clip Davy Crockett is her name And Burgess is the captain of her And they say that she’s a floating hell
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Verse 4 Oh the sun is on the harbor now And I wish that I could remain For I know it will be a long, long time Before I see you again