[Verse 1] Well met, well met, my own true love Well met, well met, cried she Ive just returned from the salt, salt sea And its all for the love of thee [Verse 2] I could have married a Kings daughter there She would have married me But I have forsaken my Kings daughter there Its all for the love of thee [Verse 3] Well, if you could have married a Kings daughter there Im sure youre the one to blame For I am married to a house carpenter And Im sure hes a fine young man [Verse 4] Forsake, forsake your house carpenter And come away with me Ill take you where the green grass grows On the shores of sunny Italy [Verse 5] So up she picked her babies three And gave them kisses, one, two, three Saying take good care of your daddy while Im gone And keep him good company. [Verse 6] Well, they were sailing about two weeks Im sure it was not three When the younger of the girls, she came on deck Saying she wants company [Verse 7] Well, are you weeping for your house and home? Or are you weeping for your babies three? Well, Im not weeping for my house carpenter Im weeping for my babies three. [Verse 8] Oh what are those hills yonder, my love They look as white as snow Those are the hill of heaven, my love You and Ill never know [Verse 9] Oh what are those hills yonder, my love They look as dark as night Those are the hills of hellfire my love Where you and I will unite [Verse 10] Oh twice around went the gallant ship Im sure it was not three When the ship all of a sudden, it sprung a leak And it drifted to the bottom of the sea
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