Farewell, Nancy, to heavens I'm bound to gonLet my absence be no trouble yanWell I will see you soon, I knownCan't you hear the willows weeping?nCan't you hear them as they moan?nThey're taking away my bodynIn the spring when the rivers flownnDon't let the devil take a holdnDon't let your well run drynWhen you're tired and life is overnI want you in the bye-and-byenCan't you hear the willows weeping?nCan't you hear them as they moan?nThey're taking away my bodynIn the spring where the rivers flownnFarewell, Nancy, to the heavens, I'm bound to gonLet my absence be no trouble to yanFor I will see you soon, I knownCan't you hear the willows weeping?nCan't you hear them as the moan?nThey're taking away my bodynIn the spring where the rivers flownnThey're taking away my bodynIn the spring where the rivers flow