A Distant Land to Roam

I remember very well
 On one dark and dreary day
 Just as I was leaving home
 For a distant land to roam
 Mother said (mother said) my dear boy (my dear boy)
 I hope to see you next year again
 Fare you well (fare you well), fare you well (fare you well)
 So, I left my dear old home for a distant land to roam
 So I wandered far away
 From my home I've gone astray
 But I'll soon be coming home
 Never more from thee to roam
 Mother said (mother said) my dear boy (my dear boy)
 I hope to see you next year again
 Fare you well (fare you well), fare you well (fare you well)
 So, I left my dear old home for a distant land to roam
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 And all these words she said to me
 As she took me by the hand
 If on earth we meet no more
 We meet at God's right hand
 Mother said (mother said) my dear boy (my dear boy)
 I hope to see you next year again
 Fare you well (fare you well), fare you well (fare you well)
 So, I left my dear old home for a distant land to roam