Far Away in Australia – A popular song written in 1908, words by Charles Wilmott, music by Herman E. Darewski. Sung by Dolores Keane. SheetMusic(pdf)
Sweetheart I'm bidding you fond farewell / C / C /F / C /
I will be yours someday / C / C / G7 / G7 /
I'm bound for a new land, my fortune to try / C / Em / F / C /
And I'm ready to sail away / C / G7 / C /
Far away in Australia / C / C / Em / G7 /
Soon will fate be kind / C / Em / F /
And I will be ready to welcome at last / C / Em / F / C /
The girl I left behind / C / G7 / C /
"Oh, you can't leave me," this poor maid said
"I will not let you go"
"But I must leave you," he gently replied
"If only for a while, you know"
"Now in success or in failure
I will always be true,
And proudly each day in the land far away
I'll be building a home for you."
Daily she waits at the old cottage gate
Watching the whole day through
Then one day a message from over the sea
And I'm hoping these words are true
Far away in Australia
Now has come the time
When I am ready to welcome at last
The girl I left behind