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House Carpenter

Bob Dylan

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House Carpenter

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Well met, well met, my own true loveWell met, well met, cried sheI've just returned from the salt, salt seaAnd it's all for the love of theeI could have married a King's daughter thereShe would have married meBut I have forsaken my King's daughter thereIt's all for the love of theeWell, if you could have married a King's daughter thereI'm sure you're the one to blameFor I am married to a house carpenterAnd I'm sure he's a fine young manForsake, forsake your house carpenterAnd come away with meI'll take you where the green grass growsOn the shores of sunny ItalySo up she picked her babies threeAnd gave them kisses, one, two, threeSaying "take good care of your daddy while I'm goneAnd keep him good company."Well, they were sailin' about two weeksI'm sure it was not threeWhen the younger of the girls, she came on deckSayin' she wants company"Well, are you weepin' for your house and home?Or are you weepin' for your babies three?""Well, I'm not weepin' for my house carpenterI'm weepin' for my babies three."Oh what are those hills yonder, my loveThey look as white as snowThose are the hill of heaven, my loveYou and I'll never knowOh what are those hills yonder, my loveThey look as dark as nightThose are the hills of hell-fire my loveWhere you and I will uniteOh twice around went the gallant shipI'm sure it was not threeWhen the ship all of a sudden, it sprung a leakAnd it drifted to the bottom of the sea
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