House Carpenter

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Well met, well met, my own true love
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Well met, well met, cried she
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I've just returned from the salt, 
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salt sea
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And it's all for the love of thee


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I could have married a King's 
daughter there
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She would have married me
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But I have forsaken my King's 
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daughter there
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It's all for the love of thee


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Well, if you could have married a 
King's daughter there
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I'm sure you're the one to blame
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For I am married to a house 
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carpenter
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And I'm sure he's a fine young man


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Forsake, forsake your house 
carpenter
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And come away with me
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I'll take you to where the green 
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grass grows
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On the shores of sunny Italy


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So up she picked her babies three
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And gave them kisses, one, two, 
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three
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Saying "take good care of your 
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daddy while I'm gone
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And keep him good company."


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Well, they were sailin' about two 
weeks
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I'm sure it was not three
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When the younger of the girls, she
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 came on deck
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Sayin' she wants company



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"Well, are you weepin' for your 
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house and home?
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Or are you weepin' for your babies 
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three?"
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"Well, I'm not weepin' for my 
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house carpenter
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I'm weepin' for my babies three."



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Oh what are those hills yonder, my 
love
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They look as white as snow
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Those are the hill of heaven, my 
love
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You and I'll never  know


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Oh what are those hills yonder, my 
love
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They look as dark  as  night
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Those are the hills of hell-fire my 
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love
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Where you and  I  will unite


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Oh twice around went the gallant 
ship
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I'm sure it was not three
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When the ship all of a sudden, it 
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sprung a leak
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And it drifted to the bottom of the 
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sea