作词 : Traditional
well  met,well  met,said  an  old  true  love
well  met,well  met,said  he
i  have  just  returned  from  the  salt,salt  sea
and  its  all  for  the  love  of  thee
come  in,come  in,my  own  true  love
and  have  a  seat  by  me
its  been  three-fourths  of  a  long,long  year
since  together  we  have  been
i  cant  come  in  and  i  cant  sit  down
for  i've  only  a  moments  time
they  say  youre  married  to  a  house  carpenter
and  your  heart  will  never  be  mine
i  could've  married  the  kings  daughter  fair
and  she  would've  married  me
but  i  have  forsaken,her  crowns  of  gold
and  it's  all  for  the  love  of  thee
now  will  you  forsake  your  house  carpenter
and  come  go  with  me
i'll  take  you  where,the  grass  grows  green
on  the  banks  of  the  deep  blue  sea
then  she  picked  up  her  darling  little  babe
and  kisses  she  gave  it  three
saying  stay  right  here  you  darling  little  babe
and  keep  your  papa  company
they  had  not  been  on  the  ship  two  weeks
i'm  sure  it  was  not  three
til  this  true  love  began  to  weep  and  to  mourn
and  she  wept  most  bitterly
saying  are  you  weeping  for  my  silver  and  my  gold?
saying  are  you  weeeping  for  my  store?
or  are  you  weeping,for  your  house  carpenter
whose  face  you'll  never  see  no  more?
a  curse,a  curse,to  the  sailor,she  cried
a  curse,a  curse,she  swore
you  robbed  me  of  the  darling  little  babe
that  i  shall  never  see  no  more
they  had  not  been  on  the  ship  three  weeks
i'm  sure  it  was  not  four
when  there  came  a  leak,in  the  bottom  of  the  ship
and  sank  them  for  to  rise  no <-2>more