10,000 Miles Away
Ho! For a brave an' a galant ship
an' a fast an' fav'rin' breeze,
with a bully crew an' a captain too
to carry me o'er the seas;
To carry me o'er the seas, me boys,
to me true love far away.
For I'm takin' a trip on a government ship
ten thousand miles away.
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away.
My true love she was beautiful,
my true love she was young.
But she's taken a trip on a government ship
bound out to Botany Bay;
Bound out to Botany Bay, m'boys,
an' though she's far away,
I'll never forget me own true love
ten thousand miles away!
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away.
It was a summer mornin',
when I last had seen me Meg
she'd a government band around each hand
an' another one round her leg;
An' another one round her leg, m'boys,
as the big ship left the bay,
"Adieu", said she, "remember me,
ten thousand miles away"!
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away.
I wish I was a boatswain bold
or a sailor without fear.
I'd man a boat and away I'd float
an' straight to me true love steer;
An' straight to me true love steer, m'boys,
where the whales an' dolphin play.
Where the whales an' sharks are havin' their larks
ten thousand miles away.
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away.
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away
an' a fast an' fav'rin' breeze,
with a bully crew an' a captain too
to carry me o'er the seas;
To carry me o'er the seas, me boys,
to me true love far away.
For I'm takin' a trip on a government ship
ten thousand miles away.
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away.
My true love she was beautiful,
my true love she was young.
But she's taken a trip on a government ship
bound out to Botany Bay;
Bound out to Botany Bay, m'boys,
an' though she's far away,
I'll never forget me own true love
ten thousand miles away!
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away.
It was a summer mornin',
when I last had seen me Meg
she'd a government band around each hand
an' another one round her leg;
An' another one round her leg, m'boys,
as the big ship left the bay,
"Adieu", said she, "remember me,
ten thousand miles away"!
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away.
I wish I was a boatswain bold
or a sailor without fear.
I'd man a boat and away I'd float
an' straight to me true love steer;
An' straight to me true love steer, m'boys,
where the whales an' dolphin play.
Where the whales an' sharks are havin' their larks
ten thousand miles away.
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away.
Then blow, ye winds hi ho!
An' a-rovin' I will go.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
To hear the music play.
I'm off the bounding main,
and I won't be back again.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
ten thousand miles away
Credits
Writer(s): Albert C Hall
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