[Verse 1]
I'll sing you a song, a good song of the sea
Away Rio
I'll sing it to you, if you'll sing it with me
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Chorus]
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Verse 2]
The chain’s up and down, the Bosun did say
Away Rio
Heave up the hawse-pipe, the anchor’s aweigh
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Chorus]
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Verse 3]
The anchor is weighed and the sails they are set
Away Rio
The girls that we're leavin' will never forget
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Chorus]
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Verse 4]
Oh, fare ye well, all you ladies of town
Away Rio
We've left you enough for to buy a silk gown
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Chorus]
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Verse 5]
Heave with the will boys, heave long and heave strong
Away Rio
Sing a good chorus for 'tis a good song
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Chorus]
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Verse 6]
And it's goodbye to Helen and Molly and Sue
Away Rio
To those that are listening it's goodbye to you
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Chorus]
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
And it's away Rio, away Rio
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
We're bound for the Rio Grande