The Leaving of Liverpool

DOMINIC BEHAN, LIAM CLANCY, PAT CLANCY, TOM CLANCY, TOMMY MAKEM

Farewell to Princes' landing stage River Mersey fare thee well
I am bound for California, a place I know right well
So fare thee well my own true love
When I return united we will be
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling when I think of thee

I have sailed with Burgess once before, I think I know him well
If a man's a sailor he will get along, if not then he's sure in hell
So fare thee well my own true love
When I return united we will be
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling when I think of thee

Farewell to Lower Frederick Street, Anson Terrace and Park Lane
I am bound away for to leave you and I'll never see you again
So fare thee well my own true love
When I return united we will be
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling when I think of thee

I am bound for California by way of stormy Cape Horn
And I will write to thee a letter, love, when I am homeward bound
So fare thee well my own true love
When I return united we will be
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling when I think of thee

I've shipped on a Yankee clipper ship, "Davy Crockett" is her name
And Burgess is the captain of her and they say that she's a floating hell
So fare thee well my own true love
When I return united we will be
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling when I think of thee

Trivia about the song The Leaving of Liverpool by The Dubliners

On which albums was the song “The Leaving of Liverpool” released by The Dubliners?
The Dubliners released the song on the albums “The Dubliners in Concert” in 1965, “In Concert” in 1965, “At Their Best” in 1996, “The Wild Rover” in 1996, “The Definitive Transatlantic Collection” in 1997, “The Transatlantic Anthology” in 2002, “Originals” in 2005, and “Ireland's Finest” in 2007.
Who composed the song “The Leaving of Liverpool” by The Dubliners?
The song “The Leaving of Liverpool” by The Dubliners was composed by DOMINIC BEHAN, LIAM CLANCY, PAT CLANCY, TOM CLANCY, TOMMY MAKEM.

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