[Verse 1]
Oh, the times are hard and the wage is low
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the western ocean

[Verse 2]
That land of promise, there you'll see
Amelia, where you bound for?
I'm bound across that western sea
Across the western ocean

[Chorus]
Amelia, where you bound for?
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the western ocean

[Verse 3]
Through Liverpool I'll take my way
Amelia, where you bound for?
Through Liverpool, that Yankee school
Across the western ocean

[Verse 4]
There's Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat
Amelia, where you bound for?
And Yankee Jack the packet rat
Across the Western Ocean
[Chorus]
Amelia, where you bound for?
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the western ocean

[Verse 5]
Beware those packet ships I pray
Amelia, where you bound for?
They'll steal your stores and clothes away
Across the Western Ocean

[Verse 6]
Oh, the times are hard and the wage is low
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the western ocean

[Chorus]
Amelia, where you bound for?
Amelia, where you bound for?
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the western ocean
The Rocky Mountains are my home
Across the western ocean