Original Sheet Music

8-Bar Intro

(3 Times)

1

THERE IS A TAV-ERN IN THE TOWN,IN THE TOWN,
AND THERE MY DEAR LOVE SITS HIM DOWN, SITS HIM DOWN,
AND DRINKS HIS WINE 'MID LAUGH-TER FREE,
AND NEV-ER, NEV-ER THINKS OF ME
FARE THEE WELL, FOR I MUST LEAVE THEE,
DO NOT LET THE PART-ING GRIEVE THEE,
AND RE-MEM-BER THAT THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART, MUST PART
A-DIEU, A-DIEU, KIND FRIENDS A-DIEU, A-DIEU, A-DIEU,
I CAN NO LON-GER STAY WITH YOU, STAY WITH YOU,
I'LL HANG MY HARP ON A WEEP-ING WIL-LOW TREE,
AND MAY THE WORLD GO WELL WITH THEE.

2

HE LEFT ME FOR A DAM-SEL DARK, DAMSEL DARK,
EACH FRI-DAY NIGHT THEY USED TO SPARK, USED TO SPARK,
AND NOW MY LOVE ONCE TRUE TO ME,
TAKES THAT DARK DAMSEL ON HIS KNEE.
FARE THEE WELL, FOR I MUST LEAVE THEE,
DO NOT LET THE PART-ING GRIEVE THEE,
AND RE-MEM-BER THAT THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART, MUST PART
A-DIEU, A-DIEU, KIND FRIENDS A-DIEU, A-DIEU, A-DIEU,
I CAN NO LON-GER STAY WITH YOU, STAY WITH YOU,
I'LL HANG MY HARP ON A WEEP-ING WIL-LOW TREE,
AND MAY THE WORLD GO WELL WITH THEE.

3

OH! DIG MY GRAVE BOTH WIDE AND DEEP, WIDE AND DEEP,
PUT TOMB-STONES AT MY HEAD AND FEET, HEAD AND FEE,
AND ON MY BREAST CARVE A TUR-TLE DOVE,
TO SIG-NI-FY I DIED OF LOVE.
FARE THEE WELL, FOR I MUST LEAVE THEE,
DO NOT LET THE PART-ING GRIEVE THEE,
AND RE-MEM-BER THAT THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART, MUST PART
A-DIEU, A-DIEU, KIND FRIENDS A-DIEU, A-DIEU, A-DIEU,
I CAN NO LON-GER STAY WITH YOU, STAY WITH YOU,
I'LL HANG MY HARP ON A WEEP-ING WIL-LOW TREE,
AND MAY THE WORLD GO WELL WITH THEE.