The Leaving Of Liverpool
Traditional


     C                F       C
Farewell to Prince's Landing Stage
                          G
River Mersey - fare thee well
      C             F      C
I am bound for Califor-ni-ay
                G          C
A place that I know right well


[chorus]
    G                 F        C
So fare thee well my own true love
                               G
When I return united we shall be
              C                         F       C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
                       G        C
But my darling when I think of thee


        C                  F       C
I have signed on a yankee clipper ship
                      G
Davy Crockett is her name
     C                 F          C
And Burgess he is the captain of her
                       G        C
And they say she is a floating shame


[chorus]
    G                 F        C
So fare thee well my own true love
                               G
When I return united we shall be
              C                         F       C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
                       G        C
But my darling when I think of thee


        C                   F      C
I have sailed with Burgess once before
                              G
He's a man that I know right well
      C                      F    C
If a man's a sailor he will get along
                    G       C
If not, then he is sure in hell


[chorus]
    G                 F        C
So fare thee well my own true love
                               G
When I return united we shall be
              C                         F       C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
                       G        C
But my darling when I think of thee


        C             F       C
Oh the fog is on the harbour love
                      G
And I wish I could remain
       C                 F          C
For I know it will be a long, long time
          G        F
Before I see you again


[chorus]
    G                 F        C
So fare thee well my own true love
                               G
When I return united we shall be
              C                         F       C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
                       G        C
But my darling when I think of thee
    G                 F        C
So fare thee well my own true love
                               G
When I return united we shall be
              C                         F       C
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
                       G        C
But my darling when I think of thee