Fare thee well, my own true love Farewell for a while I'm going away, but I'll be back If I go ten thousand miles If I go ten thousand miles And the seas they will burn, my love The Sun it will dry the ocean up If I never return, my love Oh, don't you see That mourning dove Sitting up on the line She's weeping for her own true love As I will weep for mine As I will weep for mine And the seas they will burn, my love The Sun it will dry the ocean up If I never return, my love To you Come you back, my own true love Stay awhile with me If I've had a friend all on this earth You've been a friend to me You've been a friend to me And the seas they will burn, my love The Sun it will dry the ocean up If I never return, my love