Intro:  D-Bm-G-D-Dsus4-D (Dsus4 = XX0233, this chord is optional!)

Fare(D)well tae (Bm)Tarwathie, a(G)dieu Mormond (D)Hill
And the fair land of (Bm)Crimond, I’ll (G)think of you (D)still
I'm bound out for (Bm)Greenland and (A)ready to (D)sail
In the hopes to find (Bm)riches in (G)hunting the (D)whale -G-D-Dsus4-D

A(D)dieu to my (Bm)comrades, for a (G)while we must (D)part
And likewise the (Bm)dear lass who (G)first won my (D)heart
The cold coast of (Bm)Greenland my (A)love will not (D)chill
And the longer my (Bm)absence, more (G)loving she'll (D)feel -G-D-Dsus4-D

Our (D)ship is well (Bm)rigged and she's (G)ready to (D)sail
Our crew they are (Bm)anxious to (G)follow the (D)whale
Where the icebergs do (Bm)float and the (A)stormy winds (D)blow
Where the land and the (Bm)ocean are (G)covered in (D)snow -G-D-Dsus4-D

The (D)cold coast of (Bm)Greenland is (G)barren and (D)bare
No seed-time nor (Bm)harvest is (G)ever known (D)there
And the birds here sing (Bm)sweetly in (A)mountain and (D)dale
But there isn't a (Bm)bird that can (G)sing to the (D)whale -G-D-Dsus4-D

There is (D)no habi(Bm)tation for a (G)man to live (D)there
And the king of that (Bm)country is the (G)fierce Greenland (D)bear
And there'll be no temp(Bm)tation to(A)tarry long (D)there
With our ship bumper (Bm)full we will (G)homeward re(D)pair -G-D-Dsus4-D