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Sinking in the Lonesome Sea Lyrics
There was a little ship
And it sailed upon the sea
And she went by the name of the Merry Golden Tree.
And she sailed upon the low and lonesome low
And she sailed upon the lonesome sea.
There was a little sailor
Unto his captain said,
"Oh Captain, Captain, what'll you give to me
If I sank them in the low and lonesome low
If I sink them in the lonesome sea?"
"Two hundred dollars
I will give unto thee
And my oldest daughter I will wed unto you
If you sink them in the low and lonesome low
If you sink them in the lonesome sea"
He bowed upon his breast
And away swam he
'Til he came to the ship of the Turkish Reveille
As she sailed upon the low and lonesome low
As she sailed upon the lonesome sea.
"If it wasn't for the love
Of your daughter and your men
I would do unto you as I did unto them.
I would sink you in the low and lonesome low.
I would sink you in the lonesome sea"
He bowed his head
And down sank he.
"Farewell, farewell to the Merry Golden Tree
For I'm sinking in the low and lonesome low.
For I'm sinking in the lonesome sea."
And it sailed upon the sea
And she went by the name of the Merry Golden Tree.
And she sailed upon the low and lonesome low
And she sailed upon the lonesome sea.
Unto his captain said,
"Oh Captain, Captain, what'll you give to me
If I sank them in the low and lonesome low
If I sink them in the lonesome sea?"
I will give unto thee
And my oldest daughter I will wed unto you
If you sink them in the low and lonesome low
If you sink them in the lonesome sea"
And away swam he
'Til he came to the ship of the Turkish Reveille
As she sailed upon the low and lonesome low
As she sailed upon the lonesome sea.
Of your daughter and your men
I would do unto you as I did unto them.
I would sink you in the low and lonesome low.
I would sink you in the lonesome sea"
And down sank he.
"Farewell, farewell to the Merry Golden Tree
For I'm sinking in the low and lonesome low.
For I'm sinking in the lonesome sea."
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Submitted by
jobdes On Apr 12, 2024
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