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Nickel Creek - House Carpenter |
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Well met, well met, said an old true love |
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Well met, well met, said he |
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I just returned from the salt, salt sea |
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And its all for the love of thee |
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Come in, come in, my own true love |
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And have a seat by me |
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Its been three-fourths of a long, long year |
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Since together we have been |
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I cant come in and i can't sit down |
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For ive only a moments time |
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They say youre married to a house carpenter |
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And your heart will never be mine |
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I couldve married the kings daughter fair |
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And she wouldve married me |
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But i have forsaken her crowns of gold |
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And it's all for the love of thee |
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Now will you forsake your house carpenter |
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And come along with me |
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I'll take you where, the grass grows green |
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On the banks of the deep blue sea |
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Then she picked up her darling little babe |
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And kisses she gave it three |
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Saying stay right here you darling little babe |
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And keep your pop company |
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They had not been on the ship two weeks |
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I'm sure it was not three |
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Til this true love began to weep and to mourn |
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And she wept most bitterly |
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Saying are you weeping for my silver and my gold? |
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Saying are you weeping for my store? |
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Or are you weeping, for your house carpenter |
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Whose face youll never see no more? |
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A curse, a curse to the sailor, she cried |
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A curse, a curse, she swore |
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You robbed me of the darling little babe |
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That i shall never see no more |
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They had not been on the ship three weeks |
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Im sure it was not four |
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When there came a leak, in the bottom of the ship |
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And sank them for to rise no more |
