Homeward Bound
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Our anchor we'll weigh, and our sails we will set.
Goodbye, fare-ye-well, goodbye, fare-ye-well.
The friends we are leaving, we leave with regret,
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound.
We're homeward bound, Oh joyful sound!
Goodbye, fare-ye-well, goodbye, fare-ye-well.
Come rally the capstan, and run quick around.
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound.
We're homeward bound We'd have you know
Goodbye, fare-ye-well, goodbye, fare-ye-well.
And over the water to England must go,
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound.
Heave with a will, and heave long and strong,
Goodbye, fare-ye-well, goodbye, fare-ye-well.
Sing a good chorus For Its a good song.
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound.
Hurrah! that good run brought the anchor a-weigh,
Goodbye, fare-ye-well, goodbye, fare-ye-well.
She's up to the hawse, sing before we belay.
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound.
'We're homeward bound,' you've heard us say,
Goodbye, fare-ye-well, goodbye, fare-ye-well
Hook on the cat fall then, and rut her away.
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.
