Leaving on the Evening Tide

[Verse 1]
I am leaving on the evening tide
Now mother, don't go crying
For my own tears are hard enough to hide
And they won't survive sad parting

[Chorus]
For I am bound away to America
No, I can't delay, no, my mind won't change
Let your young man say goodbye
Before your boy begins to cry
I am leaving on the evening tide
I am leaving on the evening tide

[Verse 2]
Look here old man, I've done all I can
And I can't rise up your burden
For the land is done, and your course is run
But mine has barely begun

[Chorus]
So, I am bound away, and I know what you'll say
You'll curse the day that you gave me my name
And with your heart so betrayed
Full of cruelty and pride
But I am leaving on the evening tide
I am leaving on the evening tide

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

[Bridge]
I am leaving on the evening tide
Make no mistake, my darling
And were I to gaze once more into your eyes
I would still be in your arms by morning

[Chorus]
So, I am bound away, before the break of day
This note explains what I could never say
Please don't wait for me
Forget the tears we cried
'Cause I am leaving on the evening tide
I am leaving on the evening tide

[Outro]
Oh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
I am leaving on the evening tide