Oh, the times are hard, and the wages low
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the Western Ocean
That land of promise there; you'll see
Amelia, where you bound for?
I'm bound across that Western Sea
Across the Western Ocean
Amelia, where you bound for?
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the Western Ocean
To Liverpool, I'll take my way
Amelia, where you bound for?
To Liverpool; that Yankee school
Across the Wesstern Ocean
There's Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat
Amelia, where you bound for?
And Yankee Jack, that packet rat
Across the Western Ocean
Amelia, where you bound for?
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the Western Ocean
Beware those packet ships, I pray
Amelia, where you bound for?
They'll steal your stores and clothes away
Across the Western Ocean
Oh, the times are hard, and the wages low
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the Western Ocean
Amelia, where you bound for?
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the Western Ocean
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the Western Ocean