Ten thousand miles away

My true love she was beautiful

My true love she was fair 

Her eyes were like the diamonds prized 

And golden was her hair 

And golden was her hair, me lads 

As the big ship left the bay

She said "Will you remember me ten thousand miles away?"

And sing blow the winds high-o 

A-roving I will go I'll stay no more on England's shore for to hear the music play 

For I'm off on the morning train 

And I won't be back again 

I'm taking a trip on a government ship 

Ten thousand miles away

Oh dark and dismal was the day 

When last I saw my Meg 

She'd a government band around each hand 

And another one around her leg 

And another one around her leg, me lads 

As the big ship sailed away 

And I said that I'd be true to her ten thousand miles away  

And sing blow the winds high-o 

A-roving I will go I'll stay no more on England's shore for to hear the music play 

For I'm off on the morning train 

And I won't be back again 

I'm taking a trip on a government ship 

Ten thousand miles away 

Oh, the sun may shine through a London fog 

And the river run quite clear 

Oh, the ocean's brine would turn to wine 

And I'll forget me beer 

Oh, I'll forget me beer, me lads 

And the landlord's tab I'll pay 

Before I'll forget my own dear Meg

ten thousand miles away 

So we'll sing blow the winds high-o 

A-roving I will go I'll stay no more on England's shore for to hear the music play 

For I'm off on the morning train 

And I won't be back again 

I'm taking a trip on a government ship 

Ten thousand miles away

(Dan Milner, Songs of the sea)