332010 (maj) x33210 002210 320003 is repeated at the end of each verse If I had wings like Noah's dove, I'd fly the river to the one I love. Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well. I had a man who was long and tall, moved his body like a cannonball. Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well. 'member one evening was drizzling rain, and round my heart I felt an aching pain. Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well. Once I wore my apron low, couldn't keep you away from my door. Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well. Now my apron is up to my chin, you'll pass my door but you'll never come in. Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well. Mighty river runs muddy and wild, can't care the bloody for my unborn child. Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well. Number nine train done no harm, number nine train, take my poor baby home. Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well. Fastest man I ever saw, was in Missouri on the way to Arkansas. Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well.