(Chorus)
Sing away, Bullies away! 
Way, hey for Rio! 
Sing fare you well, my Liverpool girls, 
Now we're bound for the Rio Grande! 

Oh, this Bristol town is no place for me; 
Way, hey for Rio! 
I'll pack up my bag and go to sea. 
Now we're bound for the Rio Grande! (Chorus)

We'll sell our salt cod for molasses and rum, 
Way, hey for Rio! 
And get home again 'fore Thanksgiving has come. 
Now we're bound for the Rio Grande! (Chorus)

Sing good-by to Nellie and good-by to Sue, 
Way, hey for Rio! 
And you who are listening, well good-by to you.  
Now we're bound for the Rio Grande! (Chorus)

And good-by, fair ladies we know in this town; 
Way, hey for Rio! 
We've left you enough for to buy a silk gown.  
Now we're bound for the Rio Grande! (Chorus)

Our good ship's a-going out over the bar, 
Way, hey for Rio! 
And we'll point her nose for the South-er-on Star.  
Now we're bound for the Rio Grande! (Chorus)

This was described as an "Outward-bound Anchor Capstan or Windlass Shanty"

This should be sung with bounce

From the notes on "Coming of Age" by Jim Mageean and Johnny Collins:
"(British Anchor Captstan Shanty)
A Favourite outward-bounder with 19th Century British sailors and a particular favorite of the poet John Masefield."