Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse: Bb Eb Oh the rain it rains all day long F Eb Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley Bb Eb And the northern wind, it blows so strong F Bb Bold Riley-o has gone away Chorus: Bb F Goodbye my sweetheart, goodbye my dear-o Eb F Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley Bb F Goodbye my darlin', goodbye my dear-o Eb Bb Bold Riley-o has gone away
Verse: Bb Eb Well come on Mary, don't look glum F Eb Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley Bb Eb Come White-stocking Day you'll be drinkin' rum F Bb Bold Riley-o has gone away Chorus: Bb F Goodbye my sweetheart, goodbye my dear-o Eb F Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley Bb F Goodbye my darlin', goodbye my dear-o Eb Bb Bold Riley-o has gone away Verse: Bb Eb We're outward bound for the Bengal Bay F Eb Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley Bb Eb Get bending, me lads, its a hell-of-a-way F Bb Bold Riley-o has gone away Chorus: Bb F Goodbye my sweetheart, goodbye my dear-o Eb F Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley Bb F Goodbye my darlin', goodbye my dear-o Eb Bb Bold Riley-o has gone away