The Lowlands Of Holland Lyrics - Natalie Merchant

On the night that I was married 

And upon my marriage bed 

There all came a bold sea captain 

And he stood at my bed-head 

Sayin', ?Arise, arise, young wedded man 

And come along with me 

To the lowlands of Holland 

To fight the enemy? 

Now then Holland is a lovely land 

And upon it grows fine grain 

Sure it is a place of residence 

For a soldier to remain 

Where the sugarcane is plentiful 

And the tea grows on each tree 

Well, I never had but the one sweetheart 

And now he's gone far away from me 

I will wear no stays around my waist 

Nor combs all in my hair 

I will wear no scarf around my neck 

For to save my beauty there 

And never will I marry 

Not until the day I die 

Since these four winds and these stormy seas 

Came between my love and I