Melba from Melbourne — текст песни (Marty Robbins)

Once I had a silly notion to out across the ocean
The future for me didn`t look to bright
So I signed up with a tanker,
got on board and raised the anchor
Stood and watched the Golden Gate fade out of sight
Nineteen days and nights we travelled
Through the stormy seas we battled
`Till we landed in Australia far away
Far from friends and San Francisco
and the Miss I thought I`ll miss so
`Till I stepped ashore in Melbourne that first day

So in love but couldn`t get her
cared so much, couldn`t forget het
I fell in love just a little bit more and more
There I was just like I started
all alone and broken hearted
I recall the day I left Australia`s shore
I was standing there and tryin`
so hard to keep from crying
The more I tried, the more my tears would show
Then a cold breeze seem to whisper
"it`s the end you better kiss her"
So I kissed her and I turned away to go

Then I left Melba from Melbourne
She made my heart yearn
She made my tears flow like wine
She wouldn`t leave there
I couldn`t stay there
So Melba could never be mine