Amelia, Where You Bound To?
This is sung to the same tune as "Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her", and the verses are often swapped.
CHORUSIt's a land of plenty there you'll see
Oh the times are hard and the wages low
Amelia, where you bound to?
The Rocky Mountains is my home
Across the Western Ocean.
Amelia, where you bound to?
I'm off across the Western Sea.
Across the Western Ocean.
CHORUSTo Liverpool I'll make my way
Amelia, where you bound to?
To Liverpool that Yankee school.
Across the Western Ocean.
CHORUSThere's Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat
Amelia, where you bound to?
And Yankee John the packet rat.
Across the Western Ocean.
CHORUSBeware those packet ships, I pray,
Amelia, where you bound to?
They'll steal your stores and your clothes away.
Across the Western Ocean.
CHORUS