There were brothers in merry Scotland In Scotland there were three And they did cast lots which of them go Should go, go And robber all on the salt sea
The lot it fell upon 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 lofty ship ship, lofty ship Come down on him straight way
"Hello, hello", cried Martin What you sail so nigh? I'm a rich ship bound for fair London Town Town, London Town Would you for to let me pass 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 and brail up your mizz'n And your ship under my lee Or I will give you a full ball ball, cannon ball And all dear bodies drown in the salt sea
Oh no, we lower our lofty topsail Nor our ship under your lee And you shan't from us our rich merchant goods Merchant goods, merchant Nor our bold guns to the sea
Then broadside and broadside and at it they For two hours or three Till Henry Martin to them deathshot The deathshot, the And straight to the bottom she
Bad news, bad to old England came Bad news to London Town There's been a rich vessel and cast away away, cast away And all of her merry men