The Leaving of Liverpool

Fare thee well to prince's landing stage

Mersey River, fare thee well

I am bound for Californ-I-A

It's a place that I know right well

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 boarded a Yankee sailing ship

Davy Crockett is her name

And Burgess is the captain of her

They say that she's a floating hell

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

My ship is in the harbor log

And I wish I could remain

You probably know it will be a long, long time

Before I will 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

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