Henry Martin

Henry Martin Lyrics

Song Henry Martin
Artist Joan Baez
Album Joan Baez
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[00:14.84] There were three brothers in merry Scotland,
[00:18.91] In merry Scotland there were three,
[00:22.64] And they did cast lots which of them should go,
[00:26.71] should go, should go,
[00:29.77] And turn robber all on the salt sea.
[00:36.48] The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin,
[00:40.26] The youngest of all the three;
[00:44.04] That he should turn robber all on the salt sea,
[00:47.84] Salt sea, the salt sea.
[00:51.14] For to maintain his two brothers and he.
[01:06.50] He had not been sailing but a long winter's night
[01:10.49] And a part of a short winter's day,
[01:14.40] When he espied a stout lofty ship,
[01:17.96] lofty ship, lofty ship,
[01:21.21] Come abibing down on him straight way.
[01:29.83] Hullo! Hullo! cried Henry Martin,
[01:33.48] What makes you sail so nigh?
[01:37.14] I'm a rich merchant ship bound for fair London Town,
[01:40.79] London Town, London Town
[01:43.93] Would you please for to let me pass by?
[01:50.44] Oh no! Oh no! cried Henry Martin,
[01:54.15] That thing it never could be,
[01:57.72] For I have turned robber all on the salt sea
[02:01.99] Salt sea, the salt sea.
[02:05.16] For to maintain my two brothers and me.
[02:13.40] Come lower your topsail and brail up your mizz'n
[02:17.36] And bring your ship under my lee,
[02:21.08] Or I will give to you a full canon ball,
[02:24.51] Canon ball, canon ball,
[02:27.72] And all your dear bodies drown in the salt sea.
[02:36.46] Oh no! we won't lower our lofty topsail,
[02:40.46] Nor bring our ship under your lee,
[02:44.17] And you shan't take from us our rich merchant goods,
[02:47.93] Merchant goods, merchant goods
[02:51.53] Nor point our bold guns to the sea.
[03:06.65] Then broadside and broadside and at it they went
[03:10.44] For fully two hours or three,
[03:14.15] Till Henry Martin gave to them the deathshot,
[03:18.20] The deathshot, the deathshot,
[03:22.25] And straight to the bottom went she.
[03:32.49] Bad news, bad news, to old England came,
[03:36.48] Bad news to fair London Town,
[03:40.13] There's been a rich vessel and she's cast away,
[03:44.00] Cast away, cast away,
[03:49.45] And all of her merry men drown'd.
[00:14.84] There were three brothers in merry Scotland,
[00:18.91] In merry Scotland there were three,
[00:22.64] And they did cast lots which of them should go,
[00:26.71] should go, should go,
[00:29.77] And turn robber all on the salt sea.
[00:36.48] The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin,
[00:40.26] The youngest of all the three
[00:44.04] That he should turn robber all on the salt sea,
[00:47.84] Salt sea, the salt sea.
[00:51.14] For to maintain his two brothers and he.
[01:06.50] He had not been sailing but a long winter' s night
[01:10.49] And a part of a short winter' s day,
[01:14.40] When he espied a stout lofty ship,
[01:17.96] lofty ship, lofty ship,
[01:21.21] Come abibing down on him straight way.
[01:29.83] Hullo! Hullo! cried Henry Martin,
[01:33.48] What makes you sail so nigh?
[01:37.14] I' m a rich merchant ship bound for fair London Town,
[01:40.79] London Town, London Town
[01:43.93] Would you please for to let me pass by?
[01:50.44] Oh no! Oh no! cried Henry Martin,
[01:54.15] That thing it never could be,
[01:57.72] For I have turned robber all on the salt sea
[02:01.99] Salt sea, the salt sea.
[02:05.16] For to maintain my two brothers and me.
[02:13.40] Come lower your topsail and brail up your mizz' n
[02:17.36] And bring your ship under my lee,
[02:21.08] Or I will give to you a full canon ball,
[02:24.51] Canon ball, canon ball,
[02:27.72] And all your dear bodies drown in the salt sea.
[02:36.46] Oh no! we won' t lower our lofty topsail,
[02:40.46] Nor bring our ship under your lee,
[02:44.17] And you shan' t take from us our rich merchant goods,
[02:47.93] Merchant goods, merchant goods
[02:51.53] Nor point our bold guns to the sea.
[03:06.65] Then broadside and broadside and at it they went
[03:10.44] For fully two hours or three,
[03:14.15] Till Henry Martin gave to them the deathshot,
[03:18.20] The deathshot, the deathshot,
[03:22.25] And straight to the bottom went she.
[03:32.49] Bad news, bad news, to old England came,
[03:36.48] Bad news to fair London Town,
[03:40.13] There' s been a rich vessel and she' s cast away,
[03:44.00] Cast away, cast away,
[03:49.45] And all of her merry men drown' d.
[00:14.84] There were three brothers in merry Scotland,
[00:18.91] In merry Scotland there were three,
[00:22.64] And they did cast lots which of them should go,
[00:26.71] should go, should go,
[00:29.77] And turn robber all on the salt sea.
[00:36.48] The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin,
[00:40.26] The youngest of all the three
[00:44.04] That he should turn robber all on the salt sea,
[00:47.84] Salt sea, the salt sea.
[00:51.14] For to maintain his two brothers and he.
[01:06.50] He had not been sailing but a long winter' s night
[01:10.49] And a part of a short winter' s day,
[01:14.40] When he espied a stout lofty ship,
[01:17.96] lofty ship, lofty ship,
[01:21.21] Come abibing down on him straight way.
[01:29.83] Hullo! Hullo! cried Henry Martin,
[01:33.48] What makes you sail so nigh?
[01:37.14] I' m a rich merchant ship bound for fair London Town,
[01:40.79] London Town, London Town
[01:43.93] Would you please for to let me pass by?
[01:50.44] Oh no! Oh no! cried Henry Martin,
[01:54.15] That thing it never could be,
[01:57.72] For I have turned robber all on the salt sea
[02:01.99] Salt sea, the salt sea.
[02:05.16] For to maintain my two brothers and me.
[02:13.40] Come lower your topsail and brail up your mizz' n
[02:17.36] And bring your ship under my lee,
[02:21.08] Or I will give to you a full canon ball,
[02:24.51] Canon ball, canon ball,
[02:27.72] And all your dear bodies drown in the salt sea.
[02:36.46] Oh no! we won' t lower our lofty topsail,
[02:40.46] Nor bring our ship under your lee,
[02:44.17] And you shan' t take from us our rich merchant goods,
[02:47.93] Merchant goods, merchant goods
[02:51.53] Nor point our bold guns to the sea.
[03:06.65] Then broadside and broadside and at it they went
[03:10.44] For fully two hours or three,
[03:14.15] Till Henry Martin gave to them the deathshot,
[03:18.20] The deathshot, the deathshot,
[03:22.25] And straight to the bottom went she.
[03:32.49] Bad news, bad news, to old England came,
[03:36.48] Bad news to fair London Town,
[03:40.13] There' s been a rich vessel and she' s cast away,
[03:44.00] Cast away, cast away,
[03:49.45] And all of her merry men drown' d.
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