Good Bye - Fare You Well
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Oh fare you well, I wish you well
Goodbye, fare you well; goodbye, fare you well
Oh fare you well, my bonny young lassies
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound
The billows roll, the breezes blow
Goodbye, fare you well; goodbye, fare you well
To us they're calling: sheet home and go
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound
We're homeward bound, and I hear the sound,
Goodbye, fare you well; goodbye, fare you well
So heave on the capstan and make it spin round
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound
Our anchor's aweigh and our sails they are set
Goodbye, fare you well; goodbye, fare you well
And the girls we are leaving we leave with regret.
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound
She's a flash clipper packet and bound for to go,
Goodbye, fare you well; goodbye, fare you well
With the girls on her towrope she cannot say no
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
