There were brothers in merry Scotland In merry Scotland there were And they did cast lots which of them go go, should go And robber all on the salt sea
The lot it fell first Henry Martin The youngest of all the he should turn robber all on the salt sea Salt sea, the sea For to maintain his two and he
had not been sailing but a long winter's night And a of a short winter's day When he espied a stout ship ship, lofty ship Come bibbing down on him 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", cried Martin This it never could be For I have turned robber all on the sea sea, the salt sea. For to my two brothers and me
Come lower your tops'l and brail up your And your ship under my lee Or I will you a full cannon ball ball, cannon ball And all dear bodies drown in the salt sea
Oh no, we lower our lofty topsail Nor bring our ship under lee And you shan't take from us our rich goods goods, merchant goods Nor our bold guns to the sea
Then and broadside and at it they went For fully two hours or Till Martin gave to them deathshot The deathshot, the And to the bottom went she
Bad news, bad to old England came Bad to fair London Town There's been a vessel and she's cast away away, cast away And all of her merry men