Farewell Nellie farewell darling
Soon with strangers I must roam
Don’t forget the one that loves you
Far away from friends and home
Fly across the ocean birdie
Fly across the deep blue sea
Take this message to my darling
She’ll be glad to hear from me
You have told me that you love me
But you haven’t proved it true
So I’ll go and court some other
That will love me more than you
When the whippoorwills are singing
Across the dark and lonely sea
When you’re thinking of ten thousand
Will you sometimes think of me
How my heart is filled with sorrow
And my eyes are filled with tears
No I’ll not forget you darling
If I live ten thousand years