[Chorus]
Fare thee well my own true love
And farewell for a while
I’m going away, but I’ll be back
If I go ten thousand miles

[Bridge]
Ten thousand miles, my own true love
Ten thousand miles or more
And the rocks may melt and the seas may burn
If I should not return
Oh don’t you see that lonesome dove
Sitting on an ivy tree
She’s weeping for her own true love
Just as I shall weep for mine
Oh come back my own true love
And stay a while with me
For if I had a friend all on this earth
You’ve been a friend to me

[Chorus]