I'm going across the sea I'm gone forevermore Fare thee well my pretty little miss I'm bound for Erin's shore Farewell North Carolina Farewell to Tennessee I'm headed east across the pond You've seen the last of me I'm going across the sea I'm gone forevermore Fare thee well my pretty little miss I'm bound for Erin's shore Here come my ol' red fiddle And head out in the rain I pawned my banjo for a ride Across the bounding main I'm gong across the sea I'm gone forevermore Fare thee well my pretty little miss I'm bound for Erin's shore My gal is in the kitchen Trying to keep from crying Wringing out her hands And saying you best come back alive I'm going across the sea I'm gone forever more Fare thee well my pretty little miss I'm bound for Erin's shore I'm going across the sea I'm gone forever more Fare thee well my pretty little miss I'm bound for Erin's shore