Chanteyman:	O say were you ever in Rio Grande
Chorus:			Away - Rio.
Chanteyman:	Where the old river runs through golden sand
Chorus:			And we're bound for the Rio Grande.
		And away - Rio, aye, Rio,
		It's fare ye well my bonnie young girls,
		We're bound for Rio Grande.
 
Chanteyman:	You Liverpool ladies we'd have you to know
Chorus:			Away - Rio.
Chanteyman:	We're bound to the Southward, O Lord let her go.
Chorus:			And we're bound for the Rio Grande.
		And away - Rio, aye, Rio,
		It's fare ye well my bonnie young girls,
		We're bound for Rio Grande.

Chanteyman:	We're a jolly good ship and a jolly good crew,
Chorus:			Away - Rio.
Chanteyman:	A jolly good mate and a good skipper, too.
Chorus:			And we're bound for the Rio Grande.
		And away - Rio, aye, Rio,
		It's fare ye well my bonnie young girls,
		We're bound for Rio Grande.

Chanteyman:	Heave with a will, and heave long and strong,
Chorus:			Away - Rio.
Chanteyman:	Sing a good chorus for 'tis a good song,
Chorus:			And we're bound for the Rio Grande.
		And away - Rio, aye, Rio,
		It's fare ye well my bonnie young girls,
		We're bound for Rio Grande.