Fare thee well to Prince's Landing Stage

Mersey River, fare thee well

well I am bound for California

but I know that I'll return someday



Chorus:

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



Oh I have signed on the yankee sailin' ship

Davy Crockett is her name

And Burgess is the captain of her

And they say that she's a floatin' shame



Chorus



Oh I have sailed w/ this Burgess once before

And I think that I know him quite well

For if a man is a sailor, he can get along

If not, he's in a floating Hell



Chorus



The sun is on the harbor, love

And I wish that I could be thain

Because I know it will be some long long time

Before we see you again