Intro: C F C F C Em Am C F C verse 1: F C Farewell to Tarwathie, adieu Mormond Hill F C And the dear land of Crimond, I bid ye farewell Em Am C I am bound out for Greenland and ready to sail F C In hopes to find riches a-hunting the whale verse 2: F C Oh, adieu to my comrades, for a while we must part F C And likewise the dear lass that first won my heart Em Am C Oh, the cold ice of Greenland my love will not chill F C F C And the longer my absence, more loving she'll feel verse 3: F C Our ship is well rigged and she's ready to sail F C Our crew they are anxious to follow the whale Em Am C Where the icebergs do float and the stormy winds blow F C Where the land and the ocean are covered with snow verse 4: F C The cold coasts of Greenland are barren and bare F C No seed-time nor harvest is ever known there Em Am C Though the birds here sing sweetly on mountain and dale F C There is no bird in Greenland to sing to the whale Instrumental: