C F
Now when that I was married
C Am
And in my marriage bed
C F
There came a bold sea captain
C G C
And he stood at my bed head
C G F C
Saying, ' Arise, Arise, young wedded man
F C Am
And come along with me
C
To the lowlands of Holland
Am F C
For to fight the enemy'
[Verse 2]
C F
Now Holland is a lovely land
C Am
And in it there grows fine grain
C F
It is a place of residence
C G C
For soldiers to remain
C G F C
Now the sugarcane grows plentiful
F C Am
The tea grows on each tree
C
I only had the one to love
Am F C
And now he's gone far away from me
[Verse 3]
C F
Said the mother to her daughter
C Am
'Give up your soil and bed
C F
Is there ne'er a man in Ireland?
C G C
That will be your heart content
C G F C
Way there's men enough in Ireland
F C Am
But alas there is none for me
C
Since high wind and stormy sea's
Am F C
Have parted me love and me
[Verse 4]
C F
I'll wear no shoes all on my feet
C Am
No comb all in my hair
C F
I'll wear no handkerchief around my neck
C G C
For to shade my beauty fair
C G F C
And neither will I marry
F C Am
Until the day I die
C
Since high wind and stormy sea's
Am F C
Have parted me love and I
