House Carpenter

Intro (Play this throughout)
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Here's a story about a ghost come back from out in the sea
Come to take his bride away from the house carpenter

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"Well met, well met, my own true love

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Well met, well met" cried she

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"I have just returned from the salt salt sea

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And it's all for the love of  thee

"I could have married a king's daughter there;
She would have married me
But I have forsaken my king's daughter there
It's all for the sake of thee"

instrumental D and G

"Well If you could have married a king's daughter there
I'm sure you're the one to blame
For I am married to a house carpenter
And I'm a-sure he's a fine young man"

"Forsake, forsake your house carpenter
And come away with me
I'll take you to where the green grass grows
On the shores of sunny Italy"

So up she picked her babies three
And give em kisses one two three
Saying, "take good care of your daddy while I'm gone
And keep him good company"

instrumental

Well they were sailing about two weeks
I'm sure it was not three
When the younger of the girls, she came on deck
Saying, "what's company"

"Well are you weeping for your house and home
Or are you weeping for your bee" (?)
"Well I'm not weeping for my house carpenter
I'm weeping for my babes three"

"Oh what are those hills yonder my love?
They look as white as snow"
"Those are the hills of heaven my love
Where You and I'll never know"

"What are those hills yonder my love?
They look as dark as night"
"Those are the hills of hell fire my love
Where you and I will unite"

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Oh twice around went the gallant ship
Im sure it was not three
When the ship all of a sudden, it sprung a leak
And it drifted to the bottom of the sea

solo