Fare thee well My own true love Farewell for a while I'm going away But I'll return If I go 10, 000 miles 10, 000 miles My own true love 10, 000 miles or more And the rocks may melt And the seas may burn If I no more return And you see Yon lonesome dove Sitting on an ivy tree She's weeping for Her own true love As I will weep for mine Oh come back My own true love Stay a while with me For if I had a friend All on this earth Then you'll be a friend to me, my dear Oh come back My own true love Stay a while with me For if I had a friend All on this earth Then you'll be that friend to me, my dear You'll be that friend to me Then you'll be that friend to me, my dear You'll be that friend to me