Tom's Gone to Hilo
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Oh Tommy's gone on a whaling ship
 Away to Hilo
Oh Tommy's gone on a damned long trip
 Chorus: Tom's gone to Hilo
He's never kissed his girl goodbye
He's left her and he's told her why
She's robbed him blind and left him broke
He's had enough he gave her the poke
His half it went it went like chaff
She's hung around for the other half
She's drank and boozed his pay away
With her weather eye on the next pay day
He's shipped around away Cape Horn
His clothes and boots was in the pawn
Ah Tommy's gone on a whaling ship
Ah Tommy's gone on a damned long trip