Oh fare thee well my own true love Fare thee well but for a while The ship is waitin' an' the wind blows high An' I am bound away for the sea, Mary Ann (I am bound away for the sea, Mary Ann) Ten thousand miles away from home Ten thousand miles or more The sea may freeze an' the earth may burn If I never no more return to you, Mary Ann (Never no more return to you, Mary Ann) Oh don't you see that crow fly high She'll surely turn to white If ever I prove false to you Let the day turn to night, my dear Mary Ann (Day will turn to night, my dear Mary Ann) Oh, if I had a flask of gin an' sugar here for two An' a great big bowl for to mix it in I'd pour a drink for you, my dear Mary Ann (I'd pour a drink for you, my dear Mary Ann) Yes I'd pour a drink for you, my dear Mary Ann (Mary Ann) (Mary Ann) (Mary Ann)