Farewell

Oh, it's fare thee well, my darling true
I'm leaving in the first hour of the morn
I'm bound off for the Bay of Mexico
Or maybe the coast of Californ'

So it's fare thee well, my own true love
We'll meet another day, another time
It ain't the leavin' that's grievin' me
But my true love who's bound to stay behind

Oh, the weather is against me and the wind blows hard
And the rain, she's a-turnin' into hail
I still might strike it lucky on a highway going west
Though I'm travelin' on a lonesome trail

So fare thee well, my own true love
We'll meet another day, another time
It ain't the leavin' that's grievin' me
But my true love who's bound to stay behind

I will write you a letter from time to time
As I'm ramblin', you can travel with me, too
With my head, my heart, and my hands, my love
I will send what I know back home to you

So it's fare thee well, my own true love
We'll meet another day, another time
It ain't the leavin' that's grievin' me
But my true love who's bound to stay behind

I will tell you of the laughter and the troubles
Be them somebody else's or my own
With my hands in my pockets and my coat collar high
I will travel unnoticed and unknown

So fare thee well, my own true love
We'll meet another day, another time
It ain't the leavin' that's grievin' me
But my true love who's bound to stay behind