2 Across the western ocean

Across the Western Ocean 64 +s

1. Oh, the times are hard and the wages low,
   Amelia, where you bound to?
   The Rocky Mountain is my goal,
   Across theWestern Ocean.
2. We’re going away from friends and home,
   Amelia, where you bound to?
   We’re going away to search for gold
   Across the Western Ocean.
3. Beware these packet ships, I say,
   Amelia, where you bound to?
   They steal your stores and clothes away,
   Across the Western Ocean.
4. There’s Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat,
   Amelia, where you bound to?
   And Yankee John, the packet rat,
   Across the Western Ocean.
5. Fathers and Mothers, say goodbye,
   Amelia, where you bound to?
   Sisters and brothers, don’t you cry,
   Across the Western Ocean.