House Carpenter Songtext
von Yonder Boys

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 have but a moment′s time
They say you are married to a house carpenter
and your heart will never be mine

Now I could have married a king′s daughter dear
I'm sure she′d've 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 it three
Said stay right here my darling little babe
And keep your papa company

Well they hadn't been on ship for about two weeks
I'm sure it was not three
When his true love began to weep and mourn
And he weeped most bitterly

Said are you weeping for my silver or my gold?
Says are you weeping for my store?
Are you weeping for that house carpenter?
Whose face you′ll never see anymore?

No I′m not weeping for your silver or your gold
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
When they sprang a leak in the bottom of the ship
And sunken for to rise no more