OUTWARD BOUND

(Tom Paxton)

Outward bound, upon a ship that sails no ocean

Outward bound, it has no crew but me and you

All alone when just a minute ago the shore was filled with people

With people that we knew

So farewell, adieu, so long, vaya con Dios

May they find whatever they are lookin for

Remember when the wine was better than ever before

We could not ask, we could not ask for more

Outward bound upon a journey without ending

Outward bound with uncharted waters beneath our bow

For behind, the green familiar shore is fading into time

And time has left us now

Outward bound, upon a ship with tattered sail

Outward bound upon a crooked lonesome trail

Things we learn, we'll just be satisfied in knowing

And we'll tell it to our kids as a fairy tale

recorded by Tom Paxton

Copyright Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc.