House Carpenter

well met, well met said an old true love
 well met, well met said he
 I've just returned 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
 no I can't come in, I can't sit down
 for I have but a moment's time
 they say you are married to a house carpenter
 and your heart will never be mine
 yet I could have married a king's daughter dear
 and I'm sure she'd have married me
 but I've forsaken her crowns of gold
 and it's all for the love of thee
 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 it three
 say's stay right here my darling little babe
 and keep your papa company
 hadn't been on the ship but about two weeks
 I'm sure it was not three
 'til his true love began to weep and moan
 and she weeped most bitterly
 says are you weeping for my silver or my gold
 are you weeping for my silver or my store
 are you weeping for your house carpenter
 whose face you'll never see no more
 I'm not weeping for your silver or your gold
 no I'm not weeping for your store
 I am weeping for my darling little babe
 whose face I'll never see no more
 they hadn't been on the ship but about three weeks
 I'm sure it was not four
 'til they sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship
 sunk and never rise no more