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Verse 1
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There were three brothers
in merry Scotland
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In merry Scotland there were three
And they did cast lots which
of them should go
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should go, should go
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And turn robber all on the salt sea
Verse 2
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The lot it fell first upon
Henry Martin
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The youngest of all three
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That he should turn robber
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all on the salt sea
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Salt sea, salt sea
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For to maintain his two brothers and he
Verse 3
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He had not been sailing but a
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long winter's night
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And a part of a short winter's day
Before he espied a stout lofty ship
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lofty ship, lofty ship
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Come abiding down on him
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straight way
Verse 4
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Hullo! Hullo! cried Henry Martin
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What makes you sail so nigh
I'm a rich merchant bound
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for fair London town
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London Town London Town
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Will you please for to let me pass by
Verse 5
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Oh no! Oh no! cried Henry Martin
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That thing it never could be
For I am turned robber all on the salt sea
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Salt sea, salt sea
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For to maintain my brothers and me
Verse 6
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Come lower your topsail and
brail up your mizzen
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And bring your ship un der my lee
Or I will give you a full flowing ball
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flowing ball flowing ball
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And your dear bodies drown
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in the salt sea
Verse 7
Oh no! we won't lower our lofty topsail
Nor bow ourselves 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
Verse 8
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With broadside and broadside
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and at it they went
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For fully two hours or three
Till Henry Martin gave to her the
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deathshot
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the deathshot the deathshot
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And straight to the bottom went she
Verse 9
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Bad news bad news to old England came
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Bad news to fair London Town
There's been a rich vessel and
she's cast away
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cast away cast away
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And all of the merry men drowned
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