
Date of issue: 09.05.1996
Record label: The Handsome Family
Song language: English
The House Carpenter |
«Well met, well met» said an old true love |
«Well met, well met» said he |
«I'm just returning from the salt, salt sea and it’s all for the love of thee» |
«Come in, come in, my old true love |
And have a seat with me |
It’s been three-fourths of a long, long year since together we have been» |
«Well I can’t come in or I can’t sit down |
For I haven’t but a moment’s time |
They say you’re married to a house carpenter and your heart will never be mine» |
«Now it’s I could-a married a king’s daughter here |
I’m sure she’d-a married me |
But I’ve forsaken her crowns of gold and it’s all for the love of thee» |
«Now will you forsaken your house carpenter |
And go along with me? |
I’ll take you where the grass grows green on the banks of the deep blue sea» |
She picked up her little babe |
And kisses gave him three |
Says, «Stay right here, my darling little babe and keep your papa company» |
Well they hadn’t been on ship but about two weeks |
I’m sure it was not three |
Till his true love began to weep and mourn and he weeped most bitterly |
Says, «Are you a-weeping for my silver or my gold?» |
Says, «Are you a-weeping for my store?» |
Are you weeping for that house carpenter whose face you’ll never see anymore?" |
«No it’s I’m not a-weeping for your silver or your gold |
Or neither for your store |
I am weeping for my darling little babe whose face I’ll never see anymore» |
Well they hadn’t been on ship but about three weeks |
I’m sure it was not four |
Till they sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship and they sunk for to rise no |
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