Jan 19, 2019 - Print and download in PDF or MIDI Leaving of Liverpool - Irish Sea Chantey. Free sheet music for Piano. Made by quilterliz. 'Leaving of Liverpool', (Roud 9435), also known as 'Fare Thee Well, My Own True Love', is a folk ballad, a popular and wistful song. The song's narrator laments his long sailing trip to America and the thought of leaving his birthplace and loved ones (especially his 'own true love'). Liverpool was the natural point of embarkation.
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Farewell to Prince's Landing Stage
River Mersey, fare thee well
I am bound for California,
A place I know right well
River Mersey, fare thee well
I am bound for California,
A place I know right well
Chorus:
So fare thee well, my own true love
For 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
For 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'm bound off for California
By the way of stormy Cape Horn
And I'm bound to write you a letter, love
When I am homeward bound
By the way of stormy Cape Horn
And I'm bound to write you a letter, love
When I am homeward bound
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(Chorus)
I have signed on a Yankee clipper ship
Davy Crockett is her name
And Burgess is the Captain of her
And they that say she's a floating shame
Davy Crockett is her name
And Burgess is the Captain of her
And they that say she's a floating shame
(Chorus)
I have shipped with Burgess once before
And I think I know him well
If a man's a sailor, he can get along
If not, then he's sure in Hell
And I think I know him well
If a man's a sailor, he can get along
If not, then he's sure in Hell
(Chorus)
Farewell to lower Frederick Street
Ensign Terrace and Park Lane
For I think it will be a long, long time
Before I see you again
Ensign Terrace and Park Lane
For I think it will be a long, long time
Before I see you again
(Chorus)
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Oh the sun is on the harbour, love
And I wish I could remain
For I know it will be a long, long time
Till I see you again
And I wish I could remain
For I know it will be a long, long time
Till I see you again
(Chorus)
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