(Trad)
Fare thee well, my lovely Nancy,
a thousand times adieu
We are going away from the Holy
Ground and the girls we all love true
We will sail the salt seas over and
we'll return for shore
To see again the girls we love and
the Holy Ground once more
We're on the salt seas sailing
and you are safe behind
Fond letters I will write to you,
the secrets of my mind
The secrets of my mind, my love,
you're the girl I do adore
But still I live in hopes to see the
Holy Ground once more
And I see a storm arising, and
it's coming quick and soon
And the night's so dark and cloudy
you can scarcely see the moon
And the secrets of my mind, my love,
you're the girl I do adore
But still I live in hopes to see the
Holy Ground once more
But now the storms are all over
and we are safe and well
We will go into a public house and
we'll sit and we'll drink our fill
We will drink strong ale and porter
and we'll make the rafters roar
But when our money it is all spent
we will go to sea once more
You're the girl I do adore
But still I live in hopes to see the
Holy Ground once more
(as sung by Jimmy Crowley)