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