Henry Martin
Joan Baez"Henry Martin" is a song by Joan Baez, released in 2013 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:52 long and contains 53 lines and 320 words.
Lyrics
0:18There were three brothers in merry Scotland
0:22In merry Scotland there were three
0:26And they did cast lots
0:28Which of them should go
0:30Should go should go
0:33And turn robber all on the salt sea
0:40The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin
0:44The youngest of all the three
0:48That he should turn robber
0:49All on the salt sea
0:51Salt sea salt sea
0:54For to maintain his two brothers and he
1:10He had not been sailing
1:12But a long winter's night
1:14And a part of a short winter's day
1:18When he espied a stout lofty ship
1:22Lofty ship lofty ship
1:25Come abibing down on him straight way
1:34Hullo hullo cried Henry Martin
1:37What makes you sail so nigh
1:41I'm a rich merchant ship bound
1:43For fair London Town
1:45London Town London Town
1:48Would you please for to let me pass by
1:54Oh no oh no cried Henry Martin
1:58That thing it never could be
2:02For I am turned robber all on the salt sea
2:05Salt sea salt sea
2:08For to maintain my two brothers and me
2:17Come lower your topsail
2:19And brail up your mizz'n
2:21Bring your ship under my lee
2:24Or I will give to you a full canon ball
2:27Canon ball canon ball
2:31And all your dear bodies drown in the salt sea
2:40Oh no we won't lower our lofty topsail
2:44Nor bring our ship under your lee
2:47And you shan't take from us
2:49Our rich merchant goods
2:51Merchant goods merchant goods
2:55Nor point our bold guns to the sea
3:10Then broadside and broadside
3:12And at it they went
3:14For fully two hours or three
3:17Till henry martin gave to her the deathshot
3:21The deathshot the deathshot
3:25And straight to the bottom went she
3:36Bad news bad news to old england came
3:40Bad news to fair London Town
3:43There's been a rich vessel
3:45And she's cast away
3:47Cast away cast away
3:52And all of her merry men drown'd
There were three brothers in merry Scotland In merry Scotland there were three And they did cast lots Which of them should go Should go should go And turn robber all on the salt sea The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin The youngest of all the three That he should turn robber All on the salt sea Salt sea salt sea For to maintain his two brothers and he He had not been sailing But a long winter's night And a part of a short winter's day When he espied a stout lofty ship Lofty ship lofty ship Come abibing down on him straight way Hullo hullo cried Henry Martin What makes you sail so nigh I'm a rich merchant ship bound For fair London Town London Town London Town Would you please for to let me pass by Oh no oh no cried Henry Martin That thing it never could be For I am turned robber all on the salt sea Salt sea salt sea For to maintain my two brothers and me Come lower your topsail And brail up your mizz'n Bring your ship under my lee Or I will give to you a full canon ball Canon ball canon ball And all your dear bodies drown in the salt sea Oh no we won't lower our lofty topsail Nor bring our ship under your lee And you shan't take from us Our rich merchant goods Merchant goods merchant goods Nor point our bold guns to the sea Then broadside and broadside And at it they went For fully two hours or three Till henry martin gave to her the deathshot The deathshot the deathshot And straight to the bottom went she Bad news bad news to old england came Bad news to fair London Town There's been a rich vessel And she's cast away Cast away cast away And all of her merry men drown'd
Translation
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