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Fare thee well to Prince's Landing Stage |
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Mersey River, fare thee well |
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well I am bound for California |
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but I know that I'll return someday |
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So fare thee well, my own true love |
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When I return united we will be |
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It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me |
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But my darling when I think of thee |
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Oh I have signed on the yankee sailin' ship |
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Davy Crockett is her name |
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And Burgess is the captain of her |
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And they say that she's a floatin shame |
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Oh I have sailed w/ this Burgess once before |
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And I think that I know him quite well |
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For if a man is a sailor, he can get along |
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If not, he's in a floating Hell |
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Chorus |
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The sun is on the harbor, love |
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And I wish that I could be thain |
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Because I know it will be some long long time |
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Before we see you again |