Artist: | Traditional (English) |
User: | Memphis Drake |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
Abusive: | |
Comment: | - |
INTRO (chorus chords/melody)
A G D D A D G D D A D
V1
D G D
Farewell to Princes' landing stage
D A
River Mersey fare thee well
D G D
I am bound for California,
D A D
A place I know right well
CHORUS
A G D
So fare thee well my own true love
D A
When I return united we will be
D G D
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
D A D
But my darling when I think of thee
V2
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
CHORUS
V3
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
CHORUS
V4
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
CHORUS
VERSE 5
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
CHORUS (x2)