[Verse 1]
If you ever sailed through the Rio Grande
Away to Rio
It's there that the river flows through golden sand
And we're bound for the Rio Grande

[Verse 2]
Goodbye, fare you well all you handsome ladies
Away to Rio
We'll bring you back gifts all your fancies to please
And we're bound for the Rio Grande

[Chorus]
Then away, love, away
Way down to Rio
So fare you well darlin', my pretty young love
We are bound for the Rio Grande

[Verse 3]
We're bound to south'ard in quest of gold
Away to Rio
And when we havе found it we'll load up the hold
And we arе bound for the Rio Grande

[Verse 4]
Adieu to the girls on the white powder reef
Away to Rio
Now, don't try to hold us, just let us go free
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
[Chorus]
And away, love, away (Away, my love)
Way down to Rio
So fare you well darlin', my pretty young love (Farewell, my love)
We are bound for the Rio Grande

[Verse 5]
If you ever sailed through the Rio Grande
Away to Rio
It's there that the river flows through golden sand
And we're bound for the Rio Grande

[Chorus]
Then away, love, away (Away, my love, away)
Way down to Rio
So fare you well darlin', my pretty young love (Farewell, my love)
We are bound for the Rio Grande
So fare you well darlin', my pretty young love (Farewell, my love)
We are bound for the Rio Grande