Golden Vanity Lyrics - Peter, Paul & Mary

There was a ship that sailed all on the lowland sea 

And the name of the ship was the Golden Vanity 

And we feared she would be taken by the Spanish enemy 

As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, lowland 

Sailed upon the lowland sea 

Then up spoke our cabinboy and boldly out spoke he 

And he said to our captain "What will you give to me 

If I swim along the side of the Spanish enemy 

And I sink her in the lowland sea?" 

Oh I will give you silver and I will give you gold 

And my own fair daughter your bonny bride shall be 

If you'll swim along the side of the Spanish enemy 

And you'll sink her in the lowland, lowland, lowland 

Sink her in the lowland sea 

Then the boy he made him ready and overboard sprang he 

And he swam to the side of the Spanish enemy 

With his brace and auger in her side he bored holes three 

And sank he her in the lowland sea 

Then quickly he swam back to the cheering of the crew 

But the captain would not heed him, his promise he did rue 

And he scorned his poor entreatings when loudly he did sue 

And left him in the lowland, lowland, lowland 

Left him in the lowland sea 

Then the boy he turned round and he swam to the port side 

And up to his messmates full bitterly he cried 

"Oh messmates, draw me up, for I'm drifting with the tide 

And I'm sinking in the lowland, lowland, lowland 

Sinking in the lowland sea" 

Then his messmates drew him up but on the deck he died 

And they stitched him in a hammock which was so fair and white 

And they lowered him overboard and he drifted with the tide 

And he sank into the lowland, lowland, lowland 

Sank into the lowland sea 

There was a ship that sailed all on the lowland sea 

And the name of the ship was the Golden Vanity 

And we feared she would be taken by the Spanish enemy 

As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, lowland 

Sailed upon the lowland sea 

As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, lowland 

Sailed upon the lowland sea