Oh the rain it rains all day long, Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley, And the northern wind, it blows so strong, Bold Riley-o has gone away. Goodbye my sweetheart, goodbye my dear-o Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley, Goodbye my darlin', goodbye my dear-o, Bold Riley-o has gone away. Well come on, Mary, don't look glum, Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley, Come White-stocking Day you'll be drinkin' rum Bold Riley-o has gone away. CHORUS We're outward bound for the Bengal Bay, Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley, Get bending, me lads, it's a hell-of-a-way, Bold Riley-o has gone away. CHORUS x 2