[ Featuring Cathy Clasper-Torch, Elwood Donnelly ]
Farewell, farewell, my own true love
I must leave you for a while
The birds do sing on every tree
He's gone for a thousand miles, little love
He's gone for a thousand miles
Oh, a thousand miles, that is very far away
And you will be gone so long
Oh, who will bear me sweet company
Or converse with me and sing me a song, little love
Or converse with me and sing me a song
Yes, a thousand miles, that is very far away
But I won't be gone so long
Your mama can bear you sweet company
Your papa can sing you a song, little love
Your papa can sing you a song
Well I wish I was in some dark holler place
Where the turtle doves mourn so low
I would tell them about you a-going away
And I'm sure they would mourn the more, little love
And I'm sure they would mourn the more
Well, the sun has to rise in the East, my dear
And the moon go down in the West
And it's ever' little bird has to try its wings
Before it can build its nest, little love
Before it can build its nest
