Goodbye Fare Thee Well / Homeward Bound

Written by: [Traditional]
Language: English
Comments: [Roud 927; G/D 1:5; Henry H53a; Ballad Index Doe087; Bodleian Roud 927; Wiltshire 244, 1017; trad.]. Traditional sea shanty that was sung at the capstan when the anchor was raised for the homeward run, a big moment for men who might have been away for a year or more.
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Versions

Title	Performer	Release date
Goodbye, Fare Ye Well	Alan Mills and The "Shanty Men"	1957
Good Bye Fare Thee Well	Paul Clayton and The Foc' sle Singers	August 1959
Homeward Bound	Bob Roberts [GB]	1960
Good-Bye, Fare Ye Well	The Men of The Robert Shaw Chorale	1961
Homeward Bound	Ewan MacColl with Chorus	1962
Goodbye, Fare Thee Well	Lou Killen and Group, acc. Dave Swarbrick	1964
Goodbye Fare Thee Well	Johnny Collins with Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson	1996
Goodbye, Fare Ye Well	Ian Giles, John Spiers, Jon Boden, Graham Metcalfe	2002
Goodbye Fare You Well	Waterson:Carthy	July 20, 2004