Farewell to wild seas

And wind that sends you sprawling

I'm bound away, counting the days

The Big Smoke Is calling

While the boat is running

Before the leaves are falling

I've made up my mind, this is my time

The Big Smoke Is calling... is calling

I'll miss my own folk

But I won't miss the blether

Small town talk or the filthy weather

The Big Smoke Is calling

Rowan says she'll have me

We'll face the world together

Somewhere I belong forever

The Big Smoke Is calling... is calling

Farewell to wild seas

And wind that sends you sprawling

I'm bound away, counting the days

The Big Smoke Is calling