Lyr. Add: GOODBYE, FARE YE WELL
(Capstan* chanty, coll. 1890s)

Solo- Our anchor we'll weigh, and our sails we will set,
Chorus- Good-bye, fare ye well,
       Good-bye, fare ye well,
Solo- The friends we are leaving we leave with regret,
Chorus- Hurrah my boys, we're homeward bound!

We're homeward bound, oh joyful sound!
Good-bye, fare ye well,
Good-bye, fare ye well,
Come rally the capstan and run quick around,
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound!

We're homeward bound, we'd have you know,
Good-bye, fare ye well,
Good-bye, fare ye well,
And over the water to England must go,
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound.

Heave with a will, and heave long and strong,
Good-bye, fare ye well,
Good-bye, fare ye well,
Sing a good chorus, for 't is a good song,
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound.

"We're homeward bound," you've heard us say,
Good-bye, fare ye well,
Good-bye, fare ye well,
Hook on the cat-fall, there, and run her away,
Hurrah, my boys, we're homeward bound!

*"The capstan is used in bringing the anchor to the "cat-head," the beam to which the anchor is lashed while the ship is at sea. The anchor is raised from the bottom by the windlass, situated below the fo'csle-deck, but worked from the latter by means of handles which travel up and down."
P. A. Hutchison, "Sailors' Chanties," 1906, Jour. American Folk-Lore, vol. 19, no. 72, p. 17-18.
"Fare You Well," from "A Book of Shanties, C. Fox Smith, in thread 85881: http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=85881