Leaving Of Liverpool

Farewell to princess landing stage River Mercy, fare thee well I am bound for California A place that I know right well I am bound on a Yankee sailing ship Davy Crockett is her name And Burgess is the captain of her And they say she's 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's sure in hell Oh, the sun is on the harbor love And I wish 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