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From the album Joan Baez in Concert
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
"Well met, well met, my own true love,
Well met, well met," cried he.
"I've just returned from the salt, salt sea
All for the love of thee."
[Verse 2]
"I could have married the King's daughter dear,
She would have married me.
But I have forsaken her crowns of gold
All for the love of thee."
[Verse 3]
"Well, if you could have married the King's daughter dear,
I'm sure you are to blame,
For I am married to a house carpenter,
And find him a nice young man."
[Verse 4]
"Oh, will you forsake your house carpenter
And go along with me?
I'll take you to where the grass grows green,
To the banks of the salt, salt sea."
[Verse 5]
"Well, if I should forsake my house carpenter
And go along with thee,
What have you got to maintain me on
And keep me from poverty?"
[Verse 6]
"Six ships, six ships all out on the sea,
Seven more upon dry land,
One hundred and ten all brave sailor men
Will be at your command."
[Verse 7]
She picked up her own wee babe,
Kisses gave him three,
Said "Stay right here with my house carpenter
And keep him good company.
[Verse 8]
Then she putted on her rich attire,
So glorious to behold.
And as she trod along her way,
She shone like the glittering gold.
[Verse 9]
Well, they'd not been gone but about two weeks,
I know it was not three.
When this fair lady began to weep,
She wept most bitterly.
[Verse 10]
"Ah, why do you weep, my fair young maid,
Weep it for your golden store?
Or do you weep for your house carpenter
Who never you shall see anymore?"
[Verse 11]
"I do not weep for my house carpenter
Or for any golden store.
I do weep for my own wee babe,
Who never I shall see anymore."
[Verse 12]
Well, they'd not been gone but about three weeks,
I'm sure it was not four.
Our gallant ship sprang a leak and sank,
Never to rise anymore.
[Verse 13]
One time around spun our gallant ship,
Two times around spun she,
Three times around spun our gallant ship
And sank to the bottom of the sea.
[Verse 14]
"What hills, what hills are those, my love,
That rise so fair and high?"
"Those are the hills of heaven, my love,
But not for you and I."
[Verse 15]
"And what hills, what hills are those, my love,
Those hills so dark and low?"
"Those are the hills of hell, my love,
Where you and I must go."
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