There Is a Tavern In the Town

There is a tavern in the town (In the town)

And there, my true love sits him down (Sits him down)

And drinks his wine as merry as can be

And never, never thinks of me

Fare thee well, for I must leave thee

Do not let the parting grieve thee

Oh, the time has come for you and I to say goodbye

Adieu, adieu, kind friends, adieu (Yes, adieu)

I can no longer stay with you (Stay with you)

Ho-ho, I'll hang my harp on a weeping willow tree

Fare thee well, fare thee well, fare thee well

He left me for a damsel dark (Damsel dark)

Each Friday night, they used to spark (Used to spark)

And now my love, who once was true to me

Takes that dark damsel on his knee

Fare thee well, for I must leave thee

Do not let the parting grieve thee

Oh, the time has come for you and I to say goodbye

Adieu, adieu, kind friends, adieu (Yes, adieu)

Oh, I can no longer stay with you (Stay with you)

Ho-ho, I'll hang my harp on a weeping willow tree

Fare thee well, fare thee well, fare thee well

And now I see him never more (Never more)

He never, never knocks upon my door (Upon my door)

Ho-ho, woe is me, he penned a little note

I'll read to you the words, they read

Fare thee well, for I must leave thee

Do not let the parting grieve thee

Oh, the time has come for you and I to say goodbye

I'll go, adieu, kind friends, adieu (Yes, adieu)

Oh, I can no longer stay with you (Stay with you)

Ho-ho, I'll hang my harp on a weeping willow tree

Fare thee well, fare thee well, fare thee well

Oh dig my grave both wide and deep (Wide and deep)

Put tombstones at my head and feet (Head and feet)

And on my breast just carve a turtle dove

To sing if I die before I'm old

Fare thee well, for I must leave thee

Do not let the parting grieve thee

Oh, the time has come for you and I to say goodbye

Adieu, kind friends, adieu (Yes, adieu)

I can no longer stay with you (Stay with you)

Ho-ho, I'll hang my harp on a weeping willow tree

Fare thee well, fare thee well, fare thee well