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[00:03.16]well met, well met, said an old true love
[00:37.84]i just returned from the salt, salt sea
[00:45.83]and its all for the love of thee
[00:49.84]come in, come in, my own true love
[00:54.85]and have a seat by me
[01:02.12]its been three-fourths of a long, long year
[01:07.59]since together we have been
[01:24.73]i cant come in and i cant sit down
[01:39.00]for ive only a moments time
[01:45.56]they say youre married to a house carpenter
[01:50.66]and your heart will never be mine
[01:57.49]i couldve married the kings daughter fair
[02:02.42]and she wouldve married me
[02:09.14]but i have forsaken her crowns of gold
[02:12.75]and it's all for the love of thee
[02:20.17]
[02:42.69]now will you forsake your house carpenter
[02:47.68]and come along with me
[02:53.83]ill take you where, the grass grows green
[03:05.05]on the banks of the deep blue sea
[03:06.92]
[03:08.29]then she picked up her darling little babe
[03:12.24]and kisses she gave it three
[03:17.38]saying stay right here you darling little babe
[03:22.96]and keep your pop company
[03:25.41]
[03:31.60]they had not been on the ship two weeks
[03:54.59]im sure it was not three
[04:05.58]til this true love began to weep and to mourn
[04:11.89]and she wept most bitterly
[04:16.19]
[04:17.99]saying are you weeping for my silver and my gold?
[04:22.66]saying are you weeeping for my store?
[04:29.17]or are you weeping, for your house carpenter
[04:35.02]whose face youll never see no more?
[04:39.75]
[04:41.23]a curse, a curse to the sailor, she cried
[04:45.74]a curse, a curse, she swore
[04:52.90]you robbed me of the darling little babe
[04:59.00]that i shall never see no more
[05:03.26]
[05:04.62]they had not been on the ship three weeks
[05:10.56]im sure it was not four
[05:15.80]when there came a leak, in the bottom of the ship
[05:22.44]and sank them for to rise no more