I'm going across the sea
I'm gone forevermore
Fare thee well my pretty little miss
I'm bound for Erin's shore
Farewell North Carolina
Farewell to Tennessee
I'm headed east across the pond
You've seen the last of me
I'm going across the sea
I'm gone forevermore
Fare thee well my pretty little miss
I'm bound for Erin's shore
Here come my ol' red fiddle
And head out in the rain
I pawned my banjo for a ride
Across the bounding main
I'm gong across the sea
I'm gone forevermore
Fare thee well my pretty little miss
I'm bound for Erin's shore
My gal is in the kitchen
Trying to keep from crying
Wringing out her hands
And saying you best come back alive
I'm going across the sea
I'm gone forever more
Fare thee well my pretty little miss
I'm bound for Erin's shore
I'm going across the sea
I'm gone forever more
Fare thee well my pretty little miss
I'm bound for Erin's shore