House Carpenter

Well met, well met, my own true love
 Well met, well met, cried he
 I've just returned from the salt, salt sea
 All for the love of thee
 Well I could have married the King's daughter, dear
 She would have married me
 But I have forsaken her crowns of gold
 All for the love of thee
 Well, if you could have married the King's daughter, dear
 I know you are to blame
 For I am married to a house carpenter
 And I find him a nice young man
 Oh, will you forsake your house carpenter
 And go along with me?
 I'll take you to where the grass grows green
 To the banks of the salt, salt sea
 Well, if I should forsake my house carpenter
 And go along with thee
 What have you got to maintain me on
 And keep me from poverty?
 Six ships, six ships all out on the sea
 Seven more upon dry land
 One hundred and ten all brave sailor men
 Will be at your command
 So she picked up her own wee babe
 Kisses she gave him three
 Said, stay right here with my house carpenter
 And keep him good company
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 Well, they had not been gone about two weeks
 I know it wasn't three
 For our fair lady began to weep
 She wept most bitterly
 She wept most bitterly
 She wept most bitterly