Tom's Gone to Hilo Songtext
von The Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale

Hilo, Hilo, Hilo, Hilo

Tommy′s gone and I'll go too
Away down Hilo
Oh Tommy′s gone and I'll go too
Tom's gone to Hilo

Tommy′s gone, what shall I do
Away down Hilo
Oh Tommy′s gone what shall I do
Tom's gone to Hilo


Tommy′s gone, and shall I die
Away down Hilo
Oh Tommy's gone, and shall I die
Tom′s gone to Hilo

The old Victory lead the way
Away down Hilo
The brave old Victory lead the way
Tom's gone to Hilo

Tommy′s gone forever more
Away down Hilo
Oh Tommy's gone forever more
Oh Tom's gone to Hilo

Away - aweigh - raised just clear of the bottom
used of an anchor.

Hilo was probably the port of Ilo, Peru, well known to sailors working ships in the nitrate trade. A halyard song.