Henry Martin Lyrics - Donovan Leitch

There were three brothers in merry Scotland 

In merry Scotland there were three aye 

And they did cast lots which of them should go 

should go should go should go aye 

And to turn robber along the salt sea 

to turn pirate along the salt sea 

The lot it fell first to Henry Martin 

The younger of all the three 

that he should turn robber along the salt sea 

salt sea salt sea salty sea aye 

For to maintain his two brothers and he 

to maintain his two brothers and he 

He had not been sailing but a long winters night 

And part of a short winters day aye 

When he a-spied a stout lofty ship 

lofty ship lofty ship lofty ship aye 

Come a bibben down on him straight away 

Come a bibben down on him straight away 

Hello Hello cried Henry Martin 

What makes you sail so nigh-aye? 

Im a rich merchant ship bound for fair London town 

London Town London Town London Town-aye 

And will you not please for to let me pass by? 

Wont will you please for to let me pass by? 

Oh nay Oh Nay cried Henry Martin 

This thing it never can be aye 

For I have turned pirate along the salt sea 

salt sea salt sea salty sea aye 

for to maintain my two brothers and me 

to maintain my two brothers and me 

come lower your top sail and slacken your mizen 

and bring your ship under our lead aye 

or will we give to you a full cannon ball 

cannon ball cannon ball cannon ball aye 

and all your merry men drown in the sea 

all your merry men drown in the sea 

We wont lower our top sail nor slacken our mizen 

Nor bring our ship under your lead 

and you wont give us your full cannon ball 

cannon ball cannon ball cannon ball aye 

nor all our merry men drown in the sea 

all our merry men drown in the sea 

Then up him and at him and at him he went 

For fully two hours or three aye 

Til Henry Martin gave to them the death shot 

the Death shot aye 

And all the merry men drowned in the sea 

all the merry men drowned in the sea 

sad news sad news to old England came 

sad news to fair London town aye 

theres been a rich vessel and shes cast away 

cast away cast away cast away aye 

and all her merry men drowned in the sea 

all her merry men drowed in the sea 

all her merry men drowned in the sea 

all her merry men drowned in the sea