It it sad to be parted from those that we love
Strange faces we see every day
Each heart string of mine is broken inside
When I think of those dear ones and home

Goodbye, dear old stepstone, goodbye to my home
God bless those I leave with a sigh
I'll cherish fond memories when I'm far away
To roam o'er this wide world alone

And so I stood on my doorstep one evening and mourned
And the wind whispered by with a howl
Fields may be whitening, but I will be gone
To roam o'er this wide world alone

Goodbye, dear old stepstone, goodbye to my home
God bless those I leave with a sigh, oh!
I cherish fond memories when I'm far away
To roam o'er this wide world alone

And so I stood by my school when that school time was over
And I wished for the time to go by
And now it has passed and I stand here tonight
To bid this old stepstone goodbye

Goodbye, dear old stepstone, goodbye to my home
God bless those I leave with a sigh, oh!
And I will cherish fond memories when I'm far away
To roam o'er this wide world alone