Fare thee well, my lovely darling
A thousand times adieu
We are saying goodbye to the holy ground
And the girls we all love true
We will sail the salt seas o'er
And then return to shore
And still I live in hopes to see
The holy ground once more
And now the storm is coming
I see it rising soon
For the night is dark and dreary
You can scarcely see the moon
And the good old ship, she is rocking about
And the rigging is all torn
But still I live in hopes to see
The holy ground once more
And now the storm is over
And we are safe on shore
And we'll go in to a public house
To the girls we do adore
And we'll drink strong ales and porter
And we'll make the rafters roar
And when our money is all spent
We'll go to sea once more
(Retard)
And when our money is all spent
We'll go to sea once more