Manayunk - Vagabond Opera

I woke up the morning

It was hard on my back

I could see the grey clouds in the sky

As I wonder down the main street click-tic-clack

And the train coming rumbling by

Oh goodbye Billy, goodbye mom

Goodbye to the girls that I knew

I bid the farewell

The bridge looking out

Far away I’ll be drinking to you

In the town that I met you

There’s a river runs through

Like a muddy old snake on the ground

And the smoke stacks out smoking

And the man we’ll be broken

'Till the factories comes tumbling down

When it’s raining on the mains street and it washes your face

I kissed you on the doorstep one day

Like when we «was"15

And life wasn’t so mean

Back when I never thought I wouldn’t stay

Oh goodbye Billy, goodbye mom

Goodbye to the girls that I knew

I bid the farewell

The bridge looking out

Far away I’ll be drinking to you

We «was"married on Sunday

You left me next week

That’s alright I was gonna leave too

But I’ll never forget dear

You told me you loved me

And I told you that I loved you

And from the train window I still see your face

Washed by rain like when we «was"15

Well, goodbye Carolina

Goodbye honey old town

You’re the prettiest I’ve ever seen

Oh goodbye Billy, goodbye mom

Goodbye to the girls that I knew

I bid the farewell

The bridge looking out

Far away I’ll be drinking to you