The House Carpenter -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 "Well met, well met," said an old true love, -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 "Well met, well met," said he. -5 5 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 "I've just returned from the salt, salt sea, 5 5 -4 -5 -6 6 5 4 -4 And it's all for the l-ove of thee." -6 -6 6 7 -7-6 -5 5 -4 "Come in, come in, m-y own true love, -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 And have a sit with me. -5 5 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 It's been three-fourths of near ten, long years 5 5 -4 -5 -6 6 5 4 -4 S-ince together w-e have been." -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 "I can't come in and I can't sit down, -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 I've but a moment's time. -5 5 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 They say you've married a house carpenter, 5 5 -4 -5-6 6 5 4 -4 And your heart w-ill nev-er be mine." -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 "I could have wed the king's daughter fair, -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 she would have married me. -55 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 But I have forsaken her crowns of gold, 5 5 -4 -5 -6 6 5 4 -4 And it's all for the l-ove of thee." -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 "Will you forsake your house carpenter -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 And go along with me? -5 5 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 I'll take you to where there's a land so fair 5 5 -4 -5 -6 6 5 4 -4 on the banks of the d-eep blue sea." -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 She held her child, her own precious babe -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 And kisses gave it three. -5 5 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 Saying, "Stay right here, my darling little babe, 5 5 -4 -5 -6 6 5 4 -4 A-nd keep your Pa c-om-pan-y." -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 They had not been on the ship two weeks, -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 I'm sure it was not three, -5 5 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 5 4 'Til his true love began to weep and mourn, 5 5 -4 -5-6 6 5 4 -4 And she wept m-ost b-it-ter-ly. -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 "She would not hear of the land so fair -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 The life she had in store -5 5 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 Sh-e mourned for her babe and house carpenter, 5 5 -4 -5 -6 6 5 4 -4 Whose faces she'd s-ee no more" -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 They had not been on the sea three weeks, -6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 I'm sure it was not four, -5 5 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 Th-ere came a leak in the hold of the ship, 5 5 -4 -5 -6 6 5 4 -4 And it sunk for to r-ise no more.