[Verse]
G C G
Farewell The prince's Landing stage
D7
River Mersey fair the well
G C G
I am bound for Cal - i - for - ni - a,
D7 G
A place I know right well
D C G
So fare you well my own true love,
D
And when I return, united we will be.
G C G
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
D7 G
But my darling, it's when I think of thee
[Verse 2]
I'm off to California
By way of the stormy Cape Horn,
And I will send you a letter, love,
When I am homeward bound
I've shipped on a Yankee clipper ship,
Davy Crockett is her name,
And Burgess is the captain of her
And they say she is a floating hell
[Verse 3]
I'm bound away to leave you,
Goodbye, my love, goodbye
There ain't but one thing that grieves me,
That's leaving you behind
Oh the sun is on the harbor, love,
And I wish I could remain,
For I know it will be some long time
Before I see you again