Fare ye well, Lovely Nancy

X:1
T:Fare ye well, Lovely Nancy
B:Roy Palmer (ed),(1986),Oxford Book of Sea Songs,Oxford, OUP
S:George Lovett, 1909
Z:R Vaughan Williams
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Am
A3/2B/ |c2 B2 A2 |G2 A2 B2 |E2 D2 B,2 |C2 HA,2
w:Fare ye well, love-ly Nan-cy, for I must now  leave you
 A3/2B/ |c2 B2 A2 |G2 E2 D2 |E2 A2 G2 | A4
w: I am bound~to th' East In-dies my course for to steer.
 (A3/2B/) |Hc2 E2 ^F2 |G2 A2 B2 |E2 D2 B,2 | C2 D2
w: I_ know ve-ry well my long abs-ence will grieve you,
C3/2D/ |E2 c2 (BA) |G2 E2 (D3/2F/) |E2 A,2 A,2 | A,4  |]
w:But true love, I'll be_ back in the_ spring of the year.
W:"Fare ye well, lovely Nancy, for I must now leave you.
W:I am bound to th' East Indies my course for to steer.
W:I know very well my long absence will grieve you,
W:But, true love, I'll be back in the spring of the year."
W:
W:"Oh, 'tis not talk of leaving me, my dearest Johnny,
W:Oh, tis not talk of leaving me here all alone;
W:For it is your good company that I do admire:
W:I will sigh till I die if I ne'er see you more."
W:
W:"In sailor's apparel I'll dress and go with you,
W:In the midst of all dangers your friend I will be;
W:And that is, my dear, when the stormy wind's blowing,
W:True love, I'll be ready to reef your topsails."
W:
W:"Your neat little fingers strong cables can't handle,
W:Your neat little feet to the topmast can't go;
W:Your delicate body strong winds can't endure.
W:Stay at home, lovely Nancy, to the seas do not go."
W:
W:Now Johnny is sailing and Nancy bewailing;
W:The tears down her eyes like torrents do flow.
W:Her gay golden hair she's continually tearing,
W:Saying, "I'll sigh till I die if I ne'er see you more."
W:
W:Now all you young maidens by me take warning,
W:Never trust a sailor or believe what they say.
W:First they will court you, then they will slight you;
W:They will leave you behind, love, in grief and in pain.

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