And So Goodbye (2009)

And so goodbye, and so goodbye,
The time has come to part,
For new journeys have to start;
It is only joy that wells my eye,
Though I may seem to cry
As I depart.

So fare you well, and now farewell;
Fond memories I’ll keep,
Though for sorrows we must weep.
Take from me this little shell,
And listen to its spell
Before you sleep:

It arose from deepest ocean,
And it washed upon the coast,
Where we knew each other most;
It intones a soft emotion
With the tenderest devotion
Love may boast.

So fare you well, and now farewell;
Across the vale and over the hill
Wandering where your spirit will,
Attend to this, my little shell,
And know, in some far dell,
I love you still.