The Lofty Tall Ship/Shallow Brown

Lyrics

[The Lofty Tall Ship] As we were got sailing five frosty nights Five cold frosty nights and four days It was there we espied a lofty tall ship She come bearing down on us, brave boys Now, where are you going, you lofty tall ship? How dare you to venture so nigh? For I have turned robber all on the salt sea To maintain my two brothers and I Now, come heave up your courses and let go of your main sheets And let her come under my lee And I shall take from you your rich merchant's good, merchant's goods And I'll point your bow guns to the sea I shall not heave up my courses nor let go of my main sheets Not I'll let her come under your lee Nor you shall take me my rich merchant's good, merchant's goods Nor you'll point my bow guns to the sea Now, broadside to broadside these two vessels did lay They were fighting four hours or more Till at length Henry Martin gave her a broadside And she sank and she never rose more Sad news, Henry Martin, sad news I've to tell Sad news I'm a-going to tell Of a lofty tall ship lost on the salt sea And most of her merry men drowned [Shallow Brown] Bound away to leave you Shallow oh shallow brown Bound away to leave you Shallow oh shallow brown Master's going to sell me Shallow oh shallow brown Sell me to a Yankee Shallow oh shallow brown Sell me for a dollar Shallow oh Shallow brown Great big Yankee dollar Shallow oh shallow brown Fare thee well Juliana Shallow oh shallow brown Fare thee well Juliana Shallow oh shallow brown Bound away to leave you Shallow oh shallow brown Bound away to leave you Shallow oh shallow brown