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There once lived three brothers in merry Scotland
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In Scotland there lived brothers three
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And they did cast lots which of th-em should go, should go, should go
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For to turn robber all on the salt sea

The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin
The youngest of all of the three
That he should turn robber all on the salt sea,the salt sea, the salt sea
For to maintain his two brothers and he

He had not been sailing but a long winter's night
And part of a short winter's day
Before he espi-ed a stout lofty ship, lofty ship, lofty ship
Come bearing do-wn on him straightway

Hello, hello, cries Henry Martin
How far are you going, says he
I'm a rich merchant ship, for old England am bound, I am bound, I am bound
Wouldn't you please for to let us pass free

Oh no, oh no, cries Henry Martin
Heave to and heave to, says he
For I mean to ta-ke your rich flowing gold, flowing gold, flowing gold
Or send your fair bodies into the sea

Come lower your topsail and brail up your mizzen 
And bring your ship under my lee
Or I’ll give to you a fast flying ball, flying ball, flying ball
And all your me-n drown in the salt sea

Oh no, we won't lower our lofty topsail
Nor bring our ship under your lee
And you shan't take from us our rich merchant goods, merchant goods, merchant goods
Nor send us do-wn into the a saltsea

Then broadside for broadside and at it they went
For fully two hours or three
Till Henry Martin gave to them the death shot, the death shot, the death shot
A-nd straight to the bottom went she

Sad news, sad news, to fair England came
Sad news to fair London town
There's been a rich vessel and she's cast away
Cast away, cast away
A-nd all of her merry men drowned