There were three brothers in Scotland In merry Scotland there were And they did cast lots of them should go go, should go And turn all on the salt sea
The lot it fell upon Henry Martin The of all the three That he should robber all on the salt sea sea, the salt sea For to maintain his two and he
had not been sailing but a long winter's night And a of a short winter's day When he espied a stout ship Lofty ship, lofty Come bibbing on him straight way
"Hello, hello", cried Martin What makes you sail so I'm a rich merchant ship bound for fair London London Town, London Would you please for to let me by?
"Oh no, oh no", cried Henry This it never could be For I turned robber all on the salt sea Salt sea, the sea. For to my two brothers and me
Come lower your and brail up your mizz'n And your ship under my lee Or I will you a full cannon ball Cannon ball, ball And all your dear bodies drown in the sea
Oh no, we lower our lofty topsail Nor bring our under your lee And you shan't take us our rich merchant goods Merchant goods, merchant Nor point our guns to the sea
Then broadside and and at it they went For two hours or three Till Martin gave to them deathshot The deathshot, the And straight to the bottom she
Bad news, bad news to old came Bad to fair London Town There's been a rich vessel and cast away Cast away, cast And all of her men drowned