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From Liverpool docks we bid adieu To Suke, and Sal, and Kittie too The anchor's weighed and the sails unfurl We're bound to cross the watery row For we know we're outward bound Hurrah, we're outward bound The wind it blows from the east nor'east Our ship will scud ten knots at least The purser would our wants supply So while with life we'll never say die And should we touch at Malabar Or any other quarters far Our purser he will tip the chink And just like fishes we will drink Then at last our captain comes on board Our sails are bent, we're manned and stored The Peter's hoisted at the fore Good-bye to the girls we'll see no more For we know we're homeward bound Hurrah, we're homeward bound One day the man on the look-out Proclaims a sail with a joyful shout "Can you make her out?" "I think I can; She's a pilot standing out from the land" And when we're hauled into Liverpool docks Them bloomers all come 'round in flocks Them pretty girls, we hear 'em say "Here comes Jack with his twelve-month pay" Next we go to the Dog and Bell Where there's good vittle there to sell When in comes Archie with a smile "Drink up me boys, it's worth your while" When poor Jack's money is gone and spent Nor more to be had, no more to be lent Then in comes Archie with a frown Saying "Rise up Jack, let John sit down" And so poor Jack must understand There's ships in the harbour needing hands So stows his gear like he did before And says farewell to the Liverpool shore For he knows he's outward bound Hurrah, he's outward bound |
 
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