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