There's a very beautiful version of "Farewell Lovely Nancy" on the album "The John Renbourn Group in America," very similar to "Fare Ye Well Lovely Nancy" in the Digitrad database, but with a prettier tune.

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FAREWELL LOVELY NANCY

Farewell, lovely Nancy, for it's now I must leave you,
Across the salt ocean I am bound for to go,
And though we be parted, my love, be true-hearted,
For I will return in the spring as you know.

She said, "Like a seaboy I will dress and go with you,
In the midst of all dangers your friend I'll remain.
In the cold stormy weather, when the winds they are blowing,
Love, I'll be ready to reef your topsail."

"Oh, your delicate fingers, they can't undo a tackle,
Your delicate feet to a topmast can't go,
And your little behind, love, oh, 'twould freeze in the wind, love,
I'd have you on shore when the cold winds do blow.

Farewell, lovely Nancy, for it's now I must leave you,
And for the West Indies my course I must steer,
And though we be parted, my love, be true-hearted,
For I will return in the spring of the year.


I'm afraid that's going to come out all run together. I don't know how to make line breaks. I wish I were computer-literate enough to give you the tune as well--it's really beautiful. Try to find the album.