Oh fare thee well my own true love Fare thee well but for a while The ship is waitin' an' the wind blows high An' I am bound away for the sea, Mary Ann? Aaa Aaa Aaa I am bound away for the sea, Mary Ann verse 2 Ten thousand miles away from home Ten thousand miles or more The sea may freeze an' the earth may burn If I never no-more return to you, Mary Ann? Aaa Aaa Aaa If I never no-more return to you, Mary Ann verse 3 Oh don't you see that crow fly high She'll surely turn to white If ever I prove false to you Let the day turn to night, my dear Mary Ann? Aaa? Aaa? Aaa? Let the day turn to night, my dear. Mary Ann. verse 4 Oh, if I had a flask of gin an' sugar here for two An' a great big bowl for to mix it in I'd pour a drink for you, my dear Mary Ann? Aaa? Aaa? Aaa? Yes I'd pour a drink for you, my dear. Mary Ann.