Fare thee well to Princes Landing Stage
River Mersey, fare thee well
For I’m bound for California
It's a place that I know right well
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 am bound for California
By the way of wild Cape Horn
But you know I’ll write to you a letter, my love
When I am homeward bound
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 for now, farewell to the one I love
For this sailor he must roam
Far out to sea, be guided by the stars above
Till he finds his own way back home
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
And it's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling when I think of thee
Oh my darling when I think of thee