The Merry Golden Tree

Lyrics

There was a little ship and she sailed upon the sea And she went by the name of The Merry Golden Tree As she sailed upon the low and the lonesome low As she sailed upon the lonesome sea There was another ship and she sailed upon the sea And she went by the name of The Turkish Robbery As she sailed upon the low and the lonesome low As she sailed upon the lonesome sea There was a little cabin boy upon the Golden Tree Said - Captain, oh Captain, what will you give to me If I sink then in the low and the lonesome low If I sink them in the lonesome sea? Oh a half of my ship shall be made unto thee And my youngest daughter shall be wed unto thee If you sink them in the low and the lonesome low If you sink them in the lonesome sea He bowed upon his breast and away swum he Till he come to the ship called The Turkish Robbery Gonna sink you in the low and the lonesome low Gonna sink you in the lonesome sea Then out of his pocket an instrument he drew And he bored nine holes for to let that water through For to sink them in the low and the lonesome low For to sink them in the lonesome sea Oh some had hats and some had caps And they tried for to stop these ferverish [1] water gaps But he sunk them in the low and the lonesome low But he sunk them in the lonesome sea He bowed upon his breast and back swum he Till he come to the ship called The Merry Golden Tree As she sailed upon the low and the lonesome low As she sailed on the lonesome sea Oh captain, oh captain, pray draw me up on board Oh captain, oh captain, pray give me my reward For I've sunk them in the low and the lonesome low For I've sunk them in the lonesome sea I'll never draw you up on board No I've never known a cabinboy to gain such reward Though you sunk them in the low and the lonesome low Though you sunk them in the lonesome sea If it weren't for the love of your daughter and your men I would do unto you what I've done unto them I would sink you in the low and the lonesome low I would sink you in the lonesome sea He bowed upon his breast and down sunk he Farewell, farewell to The Merry Golden Tree For I'm sinkin' in the low and the lonesome low For I'm sinkin' in the lonesome sea