Well met well met
my own true love
Well met well met
cried he
I've just returned
from the salt salt sea
All for the love of thee
Well I could have married
the King's daughter dear
She would have married me
But I have for saken her
crowns of gold
All for the love of thee
Well if you
could have married
the King's daughter dear
I know you are to blame
For I am married
to a house carpenter
and I find him a
nice young man
Oh will you forsake
your house carpenter
and go along with me
I'll take you to
where the grass grows green
to the banks
of the salt salt sea
Well if I should forsake
my house carpenter
and go along with thee
What have you got
to maintain me on
and keep me from poverty
Six ships six ships
all out on the sea
Seven more upon dry land
One hundred and ten
all brave sailor men
will be at your command
So she picked up
her own wee babe
Kisses she gave him three
Said stay right here
with my house carpenter
and keep him good company
Well it had not been
about two weeks
I know it wasn't three
For our fair lady
began to weep
She wept most bitterly
She wept most bitterly
She wept most bitterly