Leaving of Liverpool
Farewell to Princes' landing stage
River Mersey fare thee well
I am bound for California
A place that I know right well
I'm bound on a Yankee sailing ship
Davy Crockett is her name
And Burgess is the captain of her
And they say she is a floating shame
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
I have sailed with Burgess once before
And I think that I know him well
If a man's a sailor he'll get along
But if not then he'd sure be in hell
Oh the sun is on the harbour, love
And I wish that I could remain
For I know it will be a long, long time
Before I see you again
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
It's not the leaving of Liverpool
I'm grieving when I think of you
I miss you, I miss you
The sun is on the harbor, love
The ocean with the sky above
It's not the sea that makes me grieve
The tide is high, I have to leave
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
Farewell to you my own true love
I am sailing far, far away
I am bound for California
But I know I'll return some day
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
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
But my darling, when I think of thee
River Mersey fare thee well
I am bound for California
A place that I know right well
I'm bound on a Yankee sailing ship
Davy Crockett is her name
And Burgess is the captain of her
And they say she is a floating shame
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
I have sailed with Burgess once before
And I think that I know him well
If a man's a sailor he'll get along
But if not then he'd sure be in hell
Oh the sun is on the harbour, love
And I wish that I could remain
For I know it will be a long, long time
Before I see you again
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
It's not the leaving of Liverpool
I'm grieving when I think of you
I miss you, I miss you
The sun is on the harbor, love
The ocean with the sky above
It's not the sea that makes me grieve
The tide is high, I have to leave
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
Farewell to you my own true love
I am sailing far, far away
I am bound for California
But I know I'll return some day
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
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
But my darling, when I think of thee
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Writer(s): Traditional, Dominic Behan
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