Kiss Your Sailor Boy Goodbye

A popular song from 1913
Words and music by Irving Berlin

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. My honey dear, my honey dear
   You hear the steamboat whistle blowin’
   My honey dear, my honey dear
   The whistle means I must be going
   Far across the sea
   Hear them calling me
   It’s the Captain’s orders
   I must go, so

Chorus
Kiss your sailor boy goodbye
Now don’t you cry
Just dry that tear from your eye, my honey
Don’t feel so blue
I’ll write to you
If I don’t I hope to die
When I’m away, you bet I’ll stay
All by my “own-some”
Real lonesome for you, honey
Sweet letters I’ll be sending
With crosses on the ending
Kiss your sailor boy goodbye

2. My honey dear, my honey dear
   You better save up all your lovin’
   Remember dear, remember dear
   My heart’ll be just like an oven
   When my ship comes in
   Honey, we’ll begin
   To make up for lost time
   Don’t forget, pet

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Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: