Farewell to Princes' landing stage River Mersey fare thee well    I am bound for California, a place 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 have sailed with Burgess once before, I think I know him well   If a man's a sailor he will get along, if not then he's sure in hell    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       Farewell to Lower Frederick Street, Anson Terrace and Park Lane   I am bound away for to leave you and I'll never see you again    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 way of stormy Cape Horn   And I will write to thee a letter, 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       I've shipped on a Yankee clipper ship, "Davy Crockett" is her name   And Burgess is the captain of her and they say that she's a floating hell    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