Fare thee well my own true love And farewell for awhile I'm going away, but I'll be back If I go ten thousand miles Ten thousand miles, my own true love Ten thousand miles or more And the rocks may melt and the seas may burn If I should not return Oh, don't you see that lonesome dove Sitting on an ivy tree She's weeping for her own true love Just as I shall weep for mine Oh, come back my own true love And stay awhile with me For if I had a friend all on this earth You've been a friend to me And fare thee well my own true love And farewell for awhile I'm going away, but I'll be back If I go ten thousand miles