E                             A
I stood on the stepstone when schooldays was o'er
E                       B
Long for the time to go by
E                       A
Now that it's gone, I stand here tonight
E            B         E
Bid this old stepstone goodbye
 
[Chorus]
E                            A
Goodbye to my stepstone, goodbye to my home
E                         B
God bless the ones that I leave with a sigh
E                              A
The field will be widening and I will be gone
E              B           E
To ramble this wide world alone
 
[Verse]
E                          A
I stand on my stepstone at eventide now
E                    B
The wind whistles by with a moan
E                    A
Now it is gone and I stand here tonight
E             B             E
Goodbye to my stepstone and home
 
[Chorus] 
E                            A
Goodbye to my stepstone, goodbye to my home
E                         B
God bless the ones that I leave with a sigh
E                              A
The field will be widening and I will be gone
E              B           E
To ramble this wide world alone
 
[Verse]
E                           A
It's hard to be parted from those that we love
E                             B
When reverses in fortune have come
E                                      A
The world's strongest heartstrings are broken in twain
E                   B              E
From the absence of loved ones and home
 
[Chorus]
E                            A
Goodbye to my stepstone, goodbye to my home
E                         B
God bless the ones that I leave with a sigh
E                              A
The field will be widening and I will be gone
E              B           E
To ramble this wide world alone