Lyrics

[Verse 1] Our ship went out sailing over the bar A-weigh for Rio And we pointed our bow to the old southern star And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Chorus] And a-weigh boys a-weigh A-weigh for Rio So fare thee well all you pretty young girls And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Verse 2] O say was you ever down Rio Grande? Away for Rio It's there that the water runs down golden sand And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Chorus] And a-weigh boys a-weigh A-weigh for Rio So fare thee well all you pretty young girls And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Verse 3] There was some us sick, some of us sore A-weigh for Rio We scuffed all our lime juice and can't get no more And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Chorus] And a-weigh boys a-weigh A-weigh for Rio So fare thee well all you pretty young girls And were bound for the Rio Grande [Verse 4] So pack up your donkeys and get underway A-weigh for Rio The girls we are leaving will get a half pay And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Chorus] And a-weigh boys a-weigh A-weigh for Rio So fare thee well all you pretty young girls And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Verse 5] Well it's goodbye to Molly and goodbye to Sue (Hey!) A-weigh for Rio You folks on the quayside it's goodbye to you And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Chorus] And a-weigh boys a-weigh A-weigh for Rio So fare thee well all you pretty young girls And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Verse 6] Sing only one pull whilst heaving me sons A-weigh for Rio Sing only one chorus it's blowing big guns And we're bound for the Rio Grande [Chorus] And a-weigh boys a-weigh A-weigh for Rio So fare thee well all you pretty young girls And we're bound for the Rio Grande So fare thee well all you pretty young girls And we're bound for the Rio Grande And we're bound for the Rio Grande