Fare thee well 

My own true love 

Farewell for a while 

I'm going away 

But I'll be back 

Though I go 10,000 miles



10,000 miles 

My own true love 

10,000 miles or more 

The rocks may melt 

And the seas may burn 

If I should not return



Oh don't you see 

That lonesome dove 

Sitting on an ivy tree 

She's weeping for 

Her own true love 

As I shall weep for mine



Oh come ye back 

My own true love 

And stay a while with me 

If I had a friend 

All on this earth 

You've been a friend to me