| I | |
| Farewell / to Princes’ / landing / stage River Mersey / fare thee / well / – I am / bound for Cali / forni / ia A place / I know / right well / – | C C7 F C C C G G C C7 F C C G C C |
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| 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 / – | G G F C C C G G C C7 F C C G C C |
| II | |
| I am / bound for Cali / forni / ia By way of / stormy Cape / Horn / – I will / write to thee a / letter, / love When I am / homeward / bound / – | |
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| III | |
| I have shipped / on a Yankee / clipper / ship „Davy Crockett” / is her / name / – And Burgess / is the cap / tain of / her And they say that she’s a / floating / hell / – | |
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| IV | |
| I have sailed / with Burgess / once / before I think / I know / him well / – If a man’s / a sailor he will / get / along If not then he’s / sure / in hell / – | |
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| V | |
| Farewell / to Lower / Frederick / Street Anson Terrace / and Park / Lane / – I am bound / away for to / leave / you And I’ll never / see you / again / – | |
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