The House Carpenter

The House Carpenter Lyrics

Song The House Carpenter
Artist Clarence Ashley
Album Anthology of American Folk Music
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[00:02.54] "Well met, well met" said an old true love
[00:09.34] "Well met, well met" said he
[00:14.38] "I'm just returning from the salt, salt sea and it's all for the love of thee"
[00:22.94] "Come in, come in, my old true love
[00:29.33] And have a seat with me
[00:33.72] It's been three-fourths of a long, long year since together we have been"
[00:41.62] "Well I can't come in or I can't sit down
[00:47.96] For I haven't but a moment's time
[00:52.69] They say you're married to a house carpenter and your heart will never be mine"
[01:00.59] "Now it's I could-a married a king's daughter here
[01:06.96] I'm sure she'd-a married me
[01:11.84] But I've forsaken her crowns of gold and it's all for the love of thee"
[01:19.90] "Now will you forsaken your house carpenter
[01:26.07] And go along with me?
[01:30.27] I'll take you where the grass grows green on the banks of the deep blue sea"
[01:39.33] She picked up her little babe
[01:45.72] And kisses gave him three
[01:49.63] Says, "Stay right here, my darling little babe and keep your papa company"
[01:58.24] Well they hadn't been on ship but about two weeks
[02:04.73] I'm sure it was not three
[02:08.93] Till his true love began to weep and mourn and he weeped most bitterly
[02:16.53] Says, "Are you a-weeping for my silver or my gold?"
[02:22.10] Says, "Are you a-weeping for my store?"
[02:27.01] Are you weeping for that house carpenter whose face you'll never see anymore?"
[02:34.21] "No it's I'm not a-weeping for your silver or your gold
[02:39.84] Or neither for your store
[02:44.48] I am weeping for my darling little babe whose face I'll never see anymore"
[02:51.90] Well they hadn't been on ship but about three weeks
[02:57.98] I'm sure it was not four
[03:02.06] Till they sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship and they sunk for to rise no more
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