Farewell, you wonderful ramshackle town, farewell!
My lively young filly is pounding the ground
But maybe there’s time for a last look around
This cheerful old town hasn’t once seen me cry
So best not to start when I’m saying goodbye.
Farewell …
Farewell, you beautiful flowers and trees, farewell!
I’m trotting along by the silvery stream
Where lovers forgather to hope and to dream
They wouldn’t want weeping to ruin their day
So I’ll have to wait till I’m far far away
Farewell …
Farewell, adorable girls from the town, farewell!
You wave from your doors as I’m cantering by
I see that familiar gleam in your eye
I’d normally linger and share a hello
But that was then, now it’s time to go
Farewell …
Farewell, and farewell to the sun as it sets, farewell!
And winking like diamonds the stars appear
It’s always a comfort to know that they’re near
Wherever I wander, wherever I go
My stars are the truest companions I know.
Farewell …
Farewell, you light at the window, farewell!
From deep in the darkness you shimmer and shine
A hint of the magic that might have been mine
I’ve stood and I’ve gazed at you time and again
I may return here, but God knows when.
Farewell …
Farewell, you myriad stars in the sky, farewell!
That light in her window’s so tempting, so sweet
Your shimmering firmament can hardly compete
But I need to escape here, I have to be free
So even your friendship is useless to me.
Farewell …
Jeremy Sams (b?)