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