The ship is sailing down the bay,
Goodbye, my lover, goodbye;
We may not meet for many a day,
Goodbye, my lover, goodbye!
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Bylow my baby, bylow my baby,
bylow my baby, goodbye, my lover, goodbye.
My heart will ever more be true,
Goodbye, my lover, Goodbye;
Tho’ now we sadly say adieu,
Goodbye, my lover, goodbye!
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Then cheer up till we meet again,
Goodbye, my lover, goodbye;
i’ll try to bear my weary pain.
Goodbye, my lover, goodbye!
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Tho far I roam across the sea,
Goodbye, my lover, goodbye;
My every thought of you shall be.
Goodbye, my lover, goodbye!
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