There three brothers in merry Scotland In merry Scotland there three And they did lots which of them should go go, should go And robber all on the salt sea
The lot it fell first Henry Martin The of all the three he should turn robber all on the salt sea Salt sea, the sea For to maintain his two and he
They had not been sailing but a winter's night And a of a short winter's day When he espied a stout ship ship, lofty ship Come down on him straight way
"Hello, hello", cried Henry What you sail so nigh? I'm a merchant ship bound for fair London Town London Town, Town Would you please for to let me by?
"Oh no, oh no", cried Henry This thing it never be For I have turned robber all on the sea sea, the salt sea. For to maintain my two and me
lower your tops'l and brail up your mizz'n And bring ship under my lee Or I will give you a full ball Cannon ball, cannon And all your dear bodies in the salt sea
Oh no, we won't lower our topsail Nor bring our under your lee And you shan't take from us our merchant goods goods, merchant goods Nor point our guns to the sea
broadside and broadside and at it they went For fully two or three Henry Martin gave to them deathshot The deathshot, the And to the bottom went she
Bad news, bad news to old came Bad news to fair London There's a rich vessel and she's cast away away, cast away And all of her men drowned