I remember very we…ll, on one dark and dreary day,
just as I was leaving ho…me, for a distant land to roam.
Mother said (mother said), “My dear boy (my dear boy),
I hope to see you next year again.
Fare you well (fare you well), fare you well (fare you well) !"
So I left my dear old ho…me for a distant land to roam.
Now I wandered far aw…ay, from my home I've gone astray.
now I'm coming, coming ho…me, never more from thee to roam.
And these words she said to m…e, as she took me by the hand,
if on earth we meet no mo…re, may we meet at God's right hand.
Mother said (mother said), “My dear boy (my dear boy),
I hope to see you next year again.
Fare you well (fare you well), fare you well (fare you well) !"
So I left my dear old ho…me for a distant land to roam.