Chieftains (The)
The Lowlands of Holland
On the night that I was marriedAnd upon my marriage bedThere all came a bold sea captainAnd he stood at my bed-headSayin', ?Arise, arise, young wedded manAnd come along with meTo the lowlands of HollandTo fight the enemy?Now then Holland is a lovely landAnd upon it grows fine grainSure it is a place of residenceFor a soldier to remainWhere the sugarcane is plentifulAnd the tea grows on each treeWell, I never had but the one sweetheartAnd now he's gone far away from meI will wear no stays around my waistNor combs all in my hairI will wear no scarf around my neckFor to save my beauty thereAnd never will I marryNot until the day I dieSince these four winds and these stormy seasCame between my love and I
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