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