There were brothers in merry Scotland In Scotland there were three And they did cast which of them should go go, should go And turn robber all on the 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 his two brothers and he
They had not sailing but a long winter's night And a of a short winter's day he espied a stout lofty ship Lofty ship, lofty Come bibbing down on him way
"Hello, hello", Henry Martin What you sail so nigh? I'm a rich merchant ship bound for London 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 have turned all on the salt sea Salt sea, the sea. For to my two brothers and me
Come lower your tops'l and brail up mizz'n And your ship under my lee Or I will give you a cannon ball Cannon ball, cannon And all dear bodies drown 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 goods, merchant goods Nor point our guns to the sea
broadside and broadside and at it they went For two hours or three Till Martin gave to them deathshot The deathshot, the And straight to the went she
Bad news, bad to old England came Bad news to fair Town There's been a rich vessel and cast away Cast away, away And all of her men drowned