The Daemon’s Strain (House Carpenter)

Well met, well met, my own true love

Well met, well met, cried he

I've just returned from the salt, salt sea

All for the love of thee

I could have married the king's daughter dear

She would have married me

But I have forsaken her crowns of gold

All for the love of thee

Well, if you could have married the king's daughter dear

I'm sure you are to blame

For I am marriеd to a house carpenter

And find him a nicе young man

Oh, will you forsake your house carpenter

And go along with me?

I'll take you to where the grass grows green

To the banks of the salt, salt sea

To the banks of the salt, salt sea

To the banks of the salt, salt sea

Well, if I forsake my house carpenter

And go along with thee

What have you got to maintain me on

And keep me from poverty?

Six ships, six ships all out on the sea

Seven more upon dry land

One hundred and ten all brave sailor men

Will be at your own command

Will be at your own command

She picked up her own wee babe (picked up her own wee babe)

Kisses gave him three (kisses gave him three)

Said, stay right here with my house carpenter

And keep him good company

Then she put on her rich attire (put on her rich attire)

So glorious to behold (glorious to behold)

And as she trod along her way, she shone

Like the glittering gold

Well, they'd not been gone but about two weeks (not been gone)

I know it was not three (know it was not three)

When this fair lady began to weep

She wept most bitterly

Oh, why do you weep, my fair young maid? (why do you weep?)

Weep for your golden store? (weep for your store)

Or do you weep for your house carpenter

Who never you shall see anymore?

I do not weep for my house carpenter

Or for any golden store

I do weep for my own wee babe

Who never I shall see anymore

Well, they'd not been gone but about three weeks

I'm sure it was not four

Their gallant ship sprang a leak and sank

Never to rise anymore

Never to rise anymore

One time around spun their gallant ship

Two times around spun she

Three times around spun their gallant ship

And sank to the bottom of the sea

And sank to the bottom of the sea

And sank to the bottom of the sea

What hills, what hills are those, my love

That rise so fair and high?

Those are the hills of heaven, my love

But not for you and I

And what hills, what hills are those, my love?

Those hills so dark and low

Those are the hills of hell, my love

Where you and I must go

Where you and I must go

Where you and I must go

Where you and I must go