Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Lofty Tall Ship / Shallow Brown , by - Steeleye Span. Song from the album Dodgy Bastards, in the genre Фолк-рокRelease date: 24.11.2016
Record label: Park
Song language: English
The Lofty Tall Ship / Shallow Brown |
| As we were got sailing five frosty nights |
| Five cold frosty nights and four days |
| It was there we espied a lofty tall ship |
| She come bearing down on us, brave boys |
| Now, where are you going, you lofty tall ship? |
| How dare you to venture so nigh? |
| For I have turned robber all on the salt sea |
| To maintain my two brothers and I |
| Now, come heave up your courses and let go of your main sheets |
| And let her come under my lee |
| And I shall take from you your rich merchant’s good, merchant’s goods |
| And I’ll point your bow guns to the sea |
| I shall not heave up my courses nor let go of my main sheets |
| Not I’ll let her come under your lee |
| Nor you shall take me my rich merchant’s good, merchant’s goods |
| Nor you’ll point my bow guns to the sea |
| Now, broadside to broadside these two vessels did lay |
| They were fighting four hours or more |
| Till at length Henry Martin gave her a broadside |
| And she sank and she never rose more |
| Sad news, Henry Martin, sad news I’ve to tell |
| Sad news I’m a-going to tell |
| Of a lofty tall ship lost on the salt sea |
| And most of her merry men drowned |
| Bound away to leave you |
| Shallow oh shallow brown |
| Bound away to leave you |
| Shallow oh shallow brown |
| Master’s going to sell me |
| Shallow oh shallow brown |
| Sell me to a Yankee |
| Shallow oh shallow brown |
| Sell me for a dollar |
| Shallow oh Shallow brown |
| Great big Yankee dollar |
| Shallow oh shallow brown |
| Fare thee well Juliana |
| Shallow oh shallow brown |
| Fare thee well Juliana |
| Shallow oh shallow brown |
| Bound away to leave you |
| Shallow oh shallow brown |
| Bound away to leave you |
| Shallow oh shallow brown |