I'll sing you a song, a good song of the sea
Away Rio
I'll sing it to you, if you'll sing it with me
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
The chain's up and down, the Bosun did say
Away Rio
Heave up the hawse-pipe, the anchor's aweigh
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
The anchor is weighed and the sails they are set
Away Rio
The girls that we're leavin' will never forget
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
Oh, fare ye well, all you ladies of town
Away Rio
We've left you enough for to buy a silk gown
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
Heave with the will boys, heave long and heave strong
Away Rio
Sing a good chorus for 'tis a good song
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
And it's goodbye to Helen and Molly and Sue
Away Rio
To those that are listening it's goodbye to you
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
We're bound for the Rio Grande