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

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