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16 Oct 99 - 11:25 AM (#124583) Subject: Lyr Add: FAREWELL MY MARY ANNE From: Shimbo Darktree FAREWELL MY MARY ANNE From the singing of The Quare Fellas I'm bidding farewell to the land of my youth And the home I love so well. To the mountains grand in my own fair land, I'm bidding them all farewell. With an aching heart, I bid them adieu. Tomorrow I sail far away, O'er the raging foam for to seek a home, On the shores of Austral-i-ay. CHORUS: So fare thee well, my darling Mary Anne. We sail at the break of day O'er the raging foam for to seek a home, On the shores of Austral-i-ay. It's not for the want of employment, I'm told. It's not for the want of fame, If fortune bright should shine over me, And give me a glorious name. Our land may be poor, but of this I'm sure: We're welcome wherever we roam. At the dawn of the day, we'll be sailing away To the shores of Austral-i-ay. And when we reach Fremantle town, It's off to look for gold, Where men get rich and there's plenty of girls, Or so I have been told; Where the heat and sand won't bother me. Kalgoorlie we'll make our home. At the dawn of the day, we'll be sailing away To the shores of Austral-i-ay. |
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20 Oct 99 - 09:54 AM (#125859) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Farewell my Mary Anne From: Wolfgang thanks for posting that. I know it as "Shores of Americay" with of course minor changes to fit the location. The version I know has been sung by Johnny McEvoy. Wolfgang |
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23 Oct 99 - 10:22 PM (#127360) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Farewell my Mary Anne From: Shimbo Darktree Yes, somebody mentioned to me the other day that "Shores of Americay" would have been the source of this song. Regards, Shimbo |