RIO GRANDE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2515, 17 July 1915, Page 8

RIO GRANDE

.There lies va ship at her 'moorings out there on yonder stream, ■ Her linos upon the water are lovely like a dream, ■And like a dream she'll slip away with the first dawning gleam, For she's bound for Eio Grande with the ■ morning tide,—. Ay, she's bound for Rio Grande, and it's with her I would be, And every ropo aboard of her is singing to be free; Oh, good-bye "to your sweetheart dear and good-bye to your bride, If you're bound for- Eio Grande with the morning .tide! I hoard the sea-gulls piping rotand, and •all. they seemed to say Was: "Come you out, young sailorman, it's time to come away; Oh, heave your donkey's breakfast in, there isn't- time to stay If you're bouild for Eio Grande with the morning tide,— If you're bound for Rio Grande way and occa.ns .two.pr three, And ports-a-plenty up and down for likely lads .to .see, . All across. the seas, Johnnie, round the . world so Wide, Going down to Rio Grande with tho morning "tide."-; Tho lights in Paddy Ryan's-bar.are shining on the shore; Bid your friends good-bye, Johnnie, pay , you now your score, ' For you don't want tho sight or emoll o' the harbour any more When you're bound for Eio Grande with the. morning's tide.. .. , , And "away my Tolling river!" . , for ithe sun's put out tho stars A-tanglo in her royal shrouds, and the frost in on her spars. And the deep-sea hunger's hold of her and not' to be denied . •':•. . . • Going out to Bio Grande with tho morning tide! ' G. Fox Smith'.