Leaving of Nancy Lyrics

In comes the train, and the whole platform shakes
It stops with a shudder, and a screaming of breaks
The parting has come, and my grieving soul aches
I'm leaving my Nancy-O.

But you stand there so calmly, determinedly gay
And you talk of the weather and events of the day
But your eyes tell me all that your tongue doesn't say
Goodbye my Nancy-O.

And come a little closer
Put your head upon my shoulder
And let me hold you one more time
Before the whistle blows

My suitcase is lifted and stowed on the train
And a thousand regrets went around in my brain
And the ache in my heart, it's a black sea of pain
I'm leaving my Nancy-O.

And you stand there so calmly, so lovely to see
But the grip of your hand, it's an unspoken plea
You're not fooling yourself and you're not fooling me
Goodbye my Nancy-O.

And come a little closer
Lay your head upon my shoulder
And let me hold you one more time
Before the whistle blows

For our time has run out and the whistle has blown
And here I must leave you standing alone
We had so little time and now that times gone
Goodbye my Nancy-O.

And as the train starts gently to roll
And as I lean out for to wave and to call
I see your first tears trickle and fall
Goodbye my Nancy-O.

And come a little closer
Put your head upon my shoulder
And let me hold you one more time
Before the whistle blows

And come a little closer
Lay your head upon my shoulder
And let me hold you one more time
Before the whistle blows

And let me hold you one more time
Before the whistle blows