She's leavin'
She's leavin'
She's on the ship
Now and Ieavin'
She's standing by
The gangway tossing
Streamers over her way
I find it kinda
Hard believin'
Deceivin'
Deceivin'
My subtle game
Of deceivin'
Standing here and waving
Blowing kisses
And behaving
Like it doesn't matter
Much to see her Ieavin'
l don't know what
l don't know who
I don't know where
She's going to
l only know she's
Going out of my life
Across the sea
Of waving hands
And Colonel Billie's
Farewell band
l watch the
Disappearing
Face of my wife
And I'm doing all I can
To hide the sad
Confusion of my mind
And to brace myself
With every trick l know
But though my lips
Are beating time
To the words
Of Auld Lang Syne
My voice
Keeps on defying
Crying Bonnie
Please don't go
Ohhh, that fool in me
Persuading me
To hide the broken pieces
Of my dignity
When a simple
Reassuring word
Just to reach out
and comfort her
Was all l
Had to say
To keep her
Here with me
l don't know what
l don't know who
I don't know where
She's going to
l only know she's
Going out of my life
Across the sea
Of waving hands
And Colonel Billie's
Farewell band
I watch the disappearing
Face of my wife
And I'm doing all I can
To hide the sad
Confusion of my mind
And to brace myself
With every trick l know
But though my lips
Are beating time
To the words
Of Auld Lang Syne
My voice
Keeps on defying
Crying Bonnie
Please don't go
Ohhh
She's leavin'
She's leavin'
She's on the ship now
And Ieavin'
She's standing by the
Gangway, tossing
Streamers over her way
I find it kinda
Hard believin'
Deceivin'
Deceivin'
Ohh my subtle game
Of deceivin'
Standing here and waving
Blowing kisses
And behaving
Like it doesn't matter
Much to see her Ieavin'