Ten Thousand Miles Away

My true love she was beautiful

My true love she was fair

Her eyes were like the diamonds bright

And golden was her hair

And golden was her hair my lads

As the big ship left the bay

She said will you remember me

Ten thousand miles away

And sing blow the winds high-o

A-roving I will go

I'll stay no more on England's shore

For to hear the music play

For I'm off on the morning train

And I won't be back again

For I'm taking a trip on a Government ship

Ten thousand miles away

Oh dark and dismal was the day

When last I saw my Meg

She'd a Government band around each hand

And another one around her leg

And another one around her leg my lads

As the big ship sailed away

I said that I'd be true to her

Ten thousand miles away

And sing blow the winds high-o

A-roving I will go

I'll stay no more on England's shore

For to hear the music play

For I'm off on the morning train

And I won't be back again

For I'm taking a trip on a Government ship

Ten thousand miles away

Oh the sun may shine through a London fog

And the river run quite clear

And the ocean's wine turn into brine

And I'll forget my beer

and I'll forget my beer my lads

And the landlord's cannot pay

Before I'll forget my own dear Meg

Ten thousand miles away

And sing blow the winds high-o

A-roving I will go

I'll stay no more on England's shore

For to hear the music play

For I'm off on the morning train

And I won't be back again

For I'm taking a trip on a Government ship

Ten thousand miles away