##title:Henry Martin 
##_version:(k2)
##author:traditional scottish
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[Am]There were three brothers in [(E)]merry Scot[(Am)]land, 
In Scotland there [D]lived brothers [Am]thee[E], 
And [Am]they did cast lots which of them should go, 
should go, should [D]go, should [Am]go [E]
[F]For to turn [C]robber all [G]on the salt[Am] sea. 
 
The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin, 
The youngest of all the three; 
That he should turn robber all on the salt sea, 
Salt sea, the salt sea. 
For to maintain his two brothers and he. 
 
They had not been sailing but a long winter's night 
And a part of a short winter's day, 
When he espied a stout lofty ship, 
lofty ship, lofty ship, 
Come abibbing down on him straight way. 
 
Hullo! Hullo! cried Henry Martin, 
What makes you sail so nigh? 
I'm a rich merchant ship bound for fair London Town, 
London Town, London Town 
Would you please for to let me pass by? 
 
Oh no! Oh no! cried Henry Martin, 
This thing it never could be, 
For I have turned robber all on the salt sea 
Salt sea, the salt sea. 
For to maintain my two brothers and me. 
 
Come lower your tops'l and brail up your mizz'n 
And bring your ship under my lee, 
Or I will give to you a full cannon ball, 
cannon ball, cannon ball, 
And all your dear bodies 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 point our bold guns to the sea. 
 
Then broadside and broadside and at it they went 
For fully two hours or three, 
Till Henry Martin gave to them the deathshot, 
the deathshot, the deathshot, 
And straight to the bottom went she. 
 
Bad news, bad news, to old England came, 
Bad news to fair London Town, 
There's been a rich vessel and she's cast away, 
cast away, cast away, 
And all of her merry men drown'd.