Well met, well met, my own true love Well met, well met, cried he Ive just returned from the salt, salt sea And its all for the love of thee Oh I could have married the kings daughter dear And she would have married me But I have refused the crown of gold And its all for the love of thee. If you could have married the kings daughter dear Im sure you are to blame For I am married to the house carpenter And he is a fine young man. Oh, if youll forsake your house carpenter And come along with me Ill take you to where the grass grows green On the banks of Italy. If I forsake my house carpenter And come along with thee Oh, what have you got to maintain me upon And to keep me from slavery? Oh, Ive six ships sailing on the salt sea Asailing from dry land And a hundred and twenty jolly young men Shall be at your command. Oh, she picked up her poor wee babe And kisses she gave him three Saying, Stay right here with the house carpenter And keep him company. So she dressed herself in her gay clothing Most glorious to behold And as she trod the salt waters side Oh she shone like glittering gold She set her foot upon the ship No mariners could behold The sails were of the shining silk The masts of beaten gold They had not been two weeks at sea Im sure it was not three When this poor maid began to weep And she wept most bitterly Oh do you weep for your gold, he said Your houses, your land, or your store? Or do you weep for your house carpenter That you never shall see no more? I do not weep for my gold, she said My houses, my land, or my store But I do weep for my poor wee babe That I shall never see more. They had not been three weeks at sea Im sure it was not four When in their ship there sprang a leak And she sank to the ocean floor What hills, what hills are those, my love That are so bright and free? Oh, those are the hill of Heaven, my love But theyre not for you and me. What hills, what hills, are those, my love That are so dark and low? Oh, those are the hills of Hell, my love Where you and I must go.
carpenter, weep, house, hill, salt