[Intro]
 
    3x

[Verse 1]
             
Fare thee well

         
 my darlin' tr

ue
             
I'm leavin' in

          
 the hours of 

    
the morn
             
I'm bound for 

           
the bay of Mex

  
ico
            
Or maybe the c

           
oast of Califo

rn'

[Chorus]
             
It's fare thee

             
 well my own t

    
rue love
            
We'll meet ano

          
ther day, anot

   
her time
             
It's not the l

              
eavin' that's 

       
a-grievin' me
             
But my darlin'

             
 who's bound t

               
o stay behind

    2x

[Verse 2]
             
I'll write you

              
 a letter from

      
 time to time
             
While I ramble

          
 you can trave

           
l with me, too
             
With my head, 

              
my heart and m

         
y hands, my lo

ve
             
I'll write wha

            
t I know back 

        
home to you

[Chorus]
             
So it's fare t

             
hee well my ow

       
n true love
            
We'll meet ano

          
ther day, anot

   
her time
             
It's not the l

              
eavin' that's 

       
a-grievin' me
             
But my darlin'

             
 who's bound t

               
o stay behind

    2x

[Verse 3]
             
I'll write you

              
 of troubles a

         
nd of laughter
             
Be them somebo

          
dy else's or m

  
y own
             
With my hands 

              
in my pocket, 

           
and my coat co

     
llar high
             
I will travel 

            
unnoticed and 

  
unknown

[Chorus]
             
So it's fare t

             
hee well my ow

       
n true love
            
We'll meet ano

          
ther day, anot

   
her time
             
It's not the l

              
eavin' that's 

       
a-grievin' me
             
But my darlin'

             
 who's bound t

               
o stay behind

    2x

[Instrumental Verse]

                             
                           
                             
                              

[Chorus]
             
So it's fare t

             
hee well my ow

       
n true love
            
We'll meet ano

          
ther day, anot

   
her time
             
It's not the l

              
eavin' that's 

       
a-grievin' me
             
But my darlin'

             
 who's bound t

               
o stay behind