Leaving Of Liverpool Songtext / Lyric

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