[Verse 1]
I'll sing you a song, a good song of the sea
Away Rio!
I'll sing it to you if you'll sing it with me
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

[Chorus]
And it's away Rio
Away Rio!
Sing Fare thee well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

[Verse 2]
The chain’s up and down the Bosun did say
Away Rio!
Heave up the hawspipe, the anchor’s aweigh
And we're bound for the Rio Grande

[Chorus]
And it's away Rio
Away Rio!
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

[Verse 3]
The anchor is weighed and the sails they are set
Away Rio!
The girls that we're leavin' will never forget
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!
[Chorus]
And it's away Rio
Away Rio!
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

[Verse 4]
Oh, fare ye well all you ladies of town
Away Rio!
We've left you enough for to buy a silk gown
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

[Chorus]
And it's away Rio
Away Rio!
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

[Verse 5]
Heave with a will, boys, heave long and heave strong!
Away Rio!
Sing a good chorus for 'tis a good song!
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

[Chorus]
And it's away Rio
Away Rio!
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!
[Verse 6]
And it's goodbye to Ellen and Molly and Sue
Away Rio!
To those that are listening, it's goodbye to you!
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

[Chorus]
And it's away Rio
Away Rio!
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

And it's away Rio
Away Rio!
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!
Sing Fare-thee-well, my pretty young girl
And we're bound for the Rio Grande
We're bound for the Rio Grande!