THE
LAST FAREWELL
There's
a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbour
To-morrow
for old
Far
a-way from your land of endless sunshine
To
my land full of rainy skies and gales
And
I shall be on board that ship to-morrow
Though
my heart is full of tears at this fare-well
For
you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly
More
dearly than the spoken word can tell
For
you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly
More
dearly than the spoken word can tell
I
heard there's a wicked war a-blazing
And
the taste of war I know so very well
Even
now I see that foreign flag a-raising
Their
guns on fire as we sailed into hell
I
have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow
But
how bitter will be this last farewell
For
you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly
More
dearly than the spoken word can tell
For
you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly
More
dearly than the spoken word can tell
Though
death and darkness gather all about me
And
my ship be torn apart upon the sea
I
shall smell again the fragrance of these islands
In
the heaving waves that brought me once to thee
And
should I return safe home again to
I
shall watch the English mist roll through the dale
For
you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly
More
dearly than the spoken word can tell
For
you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly
More
dearly than the spoken word can tell
