10.000 Miles Away - Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen

It’s of a brave and a gallant ship

With a fair an' a fav’ring breeze,

And a goodly crew and a captain too,

For to carry me over the seas.

For to carry me over the seas, my boys,

To my true love far away;

I’m taking a trip on a Government ship

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.

For I’m taking a trip on a Government ship

Ten thousand miles away.

Oh, my true love she was beautiful,

My true love she was young;

Her eyes were like the diamonds bright

And silvery was her tongue.

And silvery was her tongue, my boys,

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.

For I’m taking a trip on a Government ship

Ten thousand miles away.

Now the sun may shine through the London fog

Or the river run quite clear,

Or the ocean’s brine turn into wine

Or I forget my beer.

Or I forget my beer, my boys,

And the landlord’s quarter-day

Before I’ll forget my own delight

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.

For I’m taking a trip on a Government ship

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.

For I’m taking a trip on a Government ship

Ten thousand miles away.