He’s Gone Away

I'm goin' away for to stay a little while
But I'm comin' back if I go ten thousand miles
Oh, who will tie your shoes?
And who will glove your hands?
And who will kiss your ruby lips when I am gone?

Oh, it's pappy'll tie my shoes
And mammy'll glove my hands
And you will kiss my ruby lips when you come back!

Oh, he's gone, he's gone away
For to stay a little while;
But he's comin' back if he goes ten thousand miles

Look away, look away, look away over Yandro
On Yandro's high hill, where them white doves are flyin'
From bough to bough and a-matin' with their mates
So why not me with mine?

For he's gone, oh he's gone away
For to stay a little while
But he's comin' back if he goes ten thousand miles

I'll go build me a desrick on Yandro's high hill
Where the wild beasts won't bother me nor hear my sad cry;
For he's gone, he's gone away for to stay a little while
But he's comin' back if he goes ten thousand miles