Restless foot roving mind
I'm gonna leave this town behind
Leave my honey so sweet and kind
And I told her not to grieve after me
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
And I told her not to grieve after me
I am just one of them rambling men
Trav'ling since I don't know when
Here I come and then gone again
And I told her not to grieve after me
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
And I told her not to grieve after me
That's big old road goes round the bend
There's a pot of gold at the other end
Sally says that I'll never mend
But I told her not to grieve after me
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
And I told her not to grieve after me
Goodbye sally my heart's delight
I will come back when the moon is bright
If you're gone it will serve me right
Cause I told her not to grieve after me
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
And I told her not to grieve after me
One more time say
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
When I'm gone sally don't you grieve
And I told her not to grieve after me