ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY

LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL

        Fare well to you my own true love 
        I am going far away
        I am bound for California 
        And I know that I'll return some day.

Chorus: So fare thee well my own true love 
        For 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 shipped on a Yankee sailing ship 
        Davy Crockett is her name
        And Burgess was the captain of her
        And they say she is a floating hell.

I have sailed wtih Burgess once before
and I think I know him well
If a man's a sailor, He'll do fine
If not, he'll be be in hell

        Oh the sun is on the harbor love 
        And I wish I could remain
        For I know it well be a long, long time 
        Before I see you again.