Intro (x2) Verse Prepare them not for sunrise We'll watch them go I often see your small ghost In funeral clothes Bridge (x2) Ahh… Verse Prepare them not for war time They'll sing its tune I left you on your own child 10 years too soon Fare thee well Fare thee well Verse Prepare them not for long lives In soil immersed We speak by your small headstone You left me first Fare thee well Fare thee well Fare thee well Fare thee well Outro