Goodbye Charlie - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
GOODBYE CHARLIE 
Oh! how I envy girls who have Their lovers close at home, While distance keeps me far from mine. Who o'er the seas must roam; Should I but see him once a year, Contented I must be-And hope he'll ne'er forget my words, When last he went to sea! 
Chorus. Good-bye, Charlie, when you are away. Write me a letter, love, send mc a letter, love; Good-bye, Charlie, when you are away, Do not forget your Nelly darling! 
How nice the drive, the game of chess. Or moonlight walk must be; How nice to nave one's love "drop in," To take a cup of tea; How nice to have sweet billet doux Arrive by ev'ry post; The while poor me can but expect Just two a year, at most.-Chorus. 
It's hard to see such swarms of swells, Who stay at home at ease, The while my darling has to sail The wide and stormy seas; But I suppose it would not do For all to stay at home, And so I can but hope my love. Ere long, will cease to roam.-Chorus.