[Chorus]
Goodbye my sweetheart, goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, boom-a-lay
Goodbye my darlin', goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, gone away
[Verse 1]
The rain it is rainin' in all the day long
Bold Riley-o, boom-a-lay
The northerly wind did blow so strong
Bold Riley-o, gone away
[Chorus]
Goodbye my sweetheart, goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, boom-a-lay
Goodbye my darlin', goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, gone away
[Verse 2]
The anchor is weighed and the rags we've all set
Bold Riley-o, boom-a-lay
Them Liverpool Judies we'll never forget
Bold Riley-o, gone away
[Chorus]
Goodbye my sweetheart, goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, boom-a-lay
Goodbye my darlin', goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, gone away
[Verse 3]
We're outward bound for the Bengal Bay
Bold Riley-o, boom-a-lay
Get bending, my lads, it's a hell of a way
Bold Riley-o, gone away
[Chorus]
Goodbye my sweetheart, goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, boom-a-lay
Goodbye my darling, goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, gone away