So fare thee well, my own true love
And fare thee well, my dear
The ship is a-waiting, the wind blows high
And I am bound away for the sea, Mary Anne
And I am bound away for the sea, Mary Anne

Oh Yonder don't you see the dove it's sitting on yon pine
Lamenting the loss of its own true love,         
As I do now, for mine my love Mary Anne
As I do now, for you, my love Mary Anne

If I must suffer grief and pain
It's but for a little while
For though I go away, I'll return again
Though I go ten thousands miles, my love, Mary Anne
Though I go ten thousands miles, my love, Mary Anne

The waves shall cease to beat the shore
The stars fall from the sky
Yet I love you more and more
Until the day I die, my love, Mary Anne
Until the day I die, my love, Mary Anne

So fare thee well, my own true love
And Fare thee well, my dear
The ship is a-waiting, the wind blows high
And I am bound away for the sea, Mary Anne
And I am bound away for the sea, Mary Anne