capo 2 .
Am E Am
there were three brothers in merry scotland ,
Dm C E
in merry scotland there were three ,
Am
and they did cast lots which of them should go ,
Dm C E
should go , should go ,
Am C G Am
and turn robber all on the salt sea .
Am E Am
the lot it fell first upon henry martin ,
Dm C E
the youngest of all the three;
Am
that he should turn robber all on the salt sea ,
Dm C E
salt sea , the salt sea .
Am C G Am
for to maintain his two brothers and he .
Am E Am
they had not been sailing but a long winter’s night
Dm C E
and a part of a short winter’s day ,
Am
when he espied a stout lofty ship ,
Dm C E
lofty ship , lofty ship ,
Am C G Am
come abibbing down on him straight way .
Am E Am
hullo! hullo! cried henry martin ,
Dm C E
what makes you sail so nigh?
Am
i’m a rich merchant ship bound for fair london town ,
Dm C E
london town , london town
Am C G Am
would you please for to let me pass by?
Am E Am
oh no! oh no! cried henry martin ,
Dm C E
this thing it never could be ,
Am
for i have turned robber all on the salt sea
Dm C E
salt sea , the salt sea .
Am C G Am
for to maintain my two brothers and me .
Am E Am
come lower your tops’l and brail up your mizz’n
Dm C E
and bring your ship under my lee ,
Am
or i will give to you a full cannon ball ,
Dm C E
cannon ball , cannon ball ,
Am C G Am
and all your dear bodies drown in the salt sea .
Am E Am
oh no! we won’t lower our lofty topsail
Dm C E
nor bring our ship under your lee ,
Am
and you shan’t take from us our rich merchant goods ,
Dm C E
merchant goods , merchant goods
Am C G Am
nor point our bold guns to the sea .
Am E Am
then broadside and broadside and at it they went
Dm C E
for fully two hours or three ,
Am
till henry martin gave to them the deathshot ,
Dm C E
the deathshot , the deathshot ,
Am C G Am
and straight to the bottom went she .
Am E Am
bad news , bad news , to old england came ,
Dm C E
bad news to fair london town ,
Am
there’s been a rich vessel and she’s cast away ,
Dm C E
cast away , cast away ,
Am C G Am
and all of her merry men drown’d .
capo 2 .
Am E Am
there were three brothers in merry scotland ,
Dm C E
in merry scotland there were three ,
Am
and they did cast lots which of them should go ,
Dm C E
should go , should go ,
Am C G Am
and turn robber all on the salt sea .
Am E Am
the lot it fell first upon henry martin ,
Dm C E
the youngest of all the three;
Am
that he should turn robber all on the salt sea ,
Dm C E
salt sea , the salt sea .
Am C G Am
for to maintain his two brothers and he .
Am E Am
they had not been sailing but a long winter’s night
Dm C E
and a part of a short winter’s day ,
Am
when he espied a stout lofty ship ,
Dm C E
lofty ship , lofty ship ,
Am C G Am
come abibbing down on him straight way .
Am E Am
hullo! hullo! cried henry martin ,
Dm C E
what makes you sail so nigh?
Am
i’m a rich merchant ship bound for fair london town ,
Dm C E
london town , london town
Am C G Am
would you please for to let me pass by?
Am E Am
oh no! oh no! cried henry martin ,
Dm C E
this thing it never could be ,
Am
for i have turned robber all on the salt sea
Dm C E
salt sea , the salt sea .
Am C G Am
for to maintain my two brothers and me .
Am E Am
come lower your tops’l and brail up your mizz’n
Dm C E
and bring your ship under my lee ,
Am
or i will give to you a full cannon ball ,
Dm C E
cannon ball , cannon ball ,
Am C G Am
and all your dear bodies drown in the salt sea .
Am E Am
oh no! we won’t lower our lofty topsail
Dm C E
nor bring our ship under your lee ,
Am
and you shan’t take from us our rich merchant goods ,
Dm C E
merchant goods , merchant goods
Am C G Am
nor point our bold guns to the sea .
Am E Am
then broadside and broadside and at it they went
Dm C E
for fully two hours or three ,
Am
till henry martin gave to them the deathshot ,
Dm C E
the deathshot , the deathshot ,
Am C G Am
and straight to the bottom went she .
Am E Am
bad news , bad news , to old england came ,
Dm C E
bad news to fair london town ,
Am
there’s been a rich vessel and she’s cast away ,
Dm C E
cast away , cast away ,
Am C G Am
and all of her merry men drown’d .
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