A                D       A
Farewell to Prince's Landing Stage
                        E
River Mersey, fare thee well
     A             D    A
I am bound for California,
          E          A
A place I know right well

(coro)

   E         D                 A
So fare thee well, my own true love
                                 E
For when I return, united we will be
             A                         D       A
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
                      E        A
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

(coro)

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

(coro)

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

(coro)

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