There were brothers in merry Scotland In merry Scotland were three And they did cast which of them should go go, should go And robber all on the salt sea
The lot it first upon Henry Martin The of all the three That he should turn robber all on the sea Salt sea, the sea For to his two brothers and he
had not been sailing but a long winter's night And a part of a winter's day When he espied a lofty ship Lofty ship, lofty bibbing down on him straight way
"Hello, hello", cried Martin What makes you so nigh? I'm a rich merchant ship bound for London Town London Town, London you please for to let me pass by?
"Oh no, oh no", Henry Martin thing 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 you a full cannon ball Cannon ball, ball And all your dear drown in the salt sea
Oh no, we won't lower our lofty Nor bring our ship your lee And you shan't take from us our rich goods goods, merchant goods Nor point our guns to the sea
Then broadside and and at it they went For fully two hours or Till Henry Martin gave to them The deathshot, the And to the bottom went she
Bad news, bad to old England came Bad news to London Town There's a rich vessel and she's cast away Cast away, away And all of her men drowned