Intro: verse 1: Oh, fare thee well my darling true I'm leaving the first hour of the morn' I'm bound all for the Bay of Mexico Or maybe the coast of Californ' Then fare thee well my own true love We'll meet another day, another time It's not a leaving that's grieving me But my true love who's bound to stay behind verse 2: I've heard of a city where I might as well be bound Down among the Mexican plain They say that the people are all friendly there All they ask of you is your name So, fare thee well my own true love We'll meet another day, another time It's not a leaving that's grieving me But my true love who's bound to stay behind verse 3: Oh, the weather is against me and the wind is blowing hard And the rain is turning into hail But I still might strike it lucky on a highway going west Though I'm travelling along a lonesome trail Then fare thee well my own true love We'll meet another day, another time It's not a leaving that's grieving me But my true love who's bound to stay behind Instrumental: