The times were hard and the wages low Amelia, where you bound? Oh the Rocky Mountains are my home Across the western ocean It's a land of plenty there, you'll see Amelia, where you bound? I am off across the western sea Across the western ocean To Liverpool I'll make my way Amelia, where you bound? To Liverpool the seaport town Across the western ocean Beware those packet ships I pray Amelia, where you bound? They'll steal your gold and your stores away Across the western ocean The times were hard and the wages low Amelia, where you bound? Oh, the Rocky Mountains are my home Across the western ocean