House Carpenter Lyrics - Shine Eyed Mister Zen - Kelly Joe Phelps

well met, well met said an old true love 

well met, well met said he 

I've just returned from the salt salt sea 

and it's all for the love of thee 

come in, come in my old true love 

and have a seat with me 

it's been three fourths of a long long year 

since together we have been 

no I can't come in, I can't sit down 

for I have but a moment's time 

they say you are married to a house carpenter 

and your heart will never be mine 

yet I could have married a king's daughter dear 

and I'm sure she'd have married me 

but I've forsaken her crowns of gold 

and it's all for the love of thee 

will you forsaken your house carpenter 

and go along with me 

I'll take you where the grass grows green 

on the banks of the deep blue sea 

she picked up her little babe 

and kisses gave it three 

say's stay right here my darling little babe 

and keep your papa company 

hadn't been on the ship but about two weeks 

I'm sure it was not three 

'til his true love began to weep and moan 

and she weeped most bitterly 

says are you weeping for my silver or my gold 

are you weeping for my silver or my store 

are you weeping for your house carpenter 

whose face you'll never see no more 

I'm not weeping for your silver or your gold 

no I'm not weeping for your store 

I am weeping for my darling little babe 

whose face I'll never see no more 

they hadn't been on the ship but about three weeks 

I'm sure it was not four 

'til they sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship 

sunk and never rise no more