Bold Riley

Oh the rain it rain-ed all day long,
Bold Riley-oh, Bold Riley,
And the Normandy winds were blowing strong,

Bold Riley-oh has gone away
Goodbye my sweetheart, goodbye my dear oh,
Bold Riley-oh, Bold Riley
Goodbye my darling, goodbye my dear oh,
Bold Riley-oh has gone away

The anchor’s weighed and the sail’s all set,
Bold Riley-oh, Bold Riley,
And them Liverpool Judies will never get,
Bold Riley-oh has gone away

We’re bound away for the Bengal bay,
Bold Riley-oh, Bold Riley,
Keep pumping boys, it’s a mighty long way,
Bold Riley-oh has gone away

Cheer up Mary-Ellen, down be so glum,
Bold Riley-oh, Bold Riley,
On a white stocking’d day, we’ll drink our rum,
Bold Riley-oh has gone away