The House Carpenter
Joan Baez
Ton : ACapo 3
Intro :Am G Am
"Well mAmet well mGet my oAmwn true love
Well met well mGet" cried hAme.
"I've just retCurned from the sGalt salt sEmea
AAmll for the lGove of tAmhee."
"IAm could have mGarried the KAming's daughter dear
SAmhe would have mGarried mAme.
BAmut I have forsCaken her crGowns of gEmold
AAmll for the lGove of tAmhee."
"AmWell if you could have mGarried the KAming's daughter dear
I'm sure you aGre to bAmlame
For I am mCarried to a hGouse carpentEmer
And fAmind him a nGice young mAman."
"AmOh will you forsGake your hAmouse carpenter
And go alGong with mAme?
IAm'll take you to wChere the gGrass grows gEmreen
To the bAmanks of the sGalt salt sAmea." G Am
"Well Amif I should forsGake my hAmouse carpenter
And go alGong with tAmhee
What have you gCot to maintGain me oEmn
AAmnd keep me from pGovertAmy?"
"Six shAmips six sGhips all oAmut on the sea
SAmeven more upoGn dry laAmnd
OAmne hundred and tCen all bGrave sailor mEmen
Will bAme at yoGur commAmand."
SAmhe picked uGp her oAmwn wee babe
KAmisses gaGve him tAmhree
Said "Stay right hCere with my hGouse carpenEmter
And kAmeep him good cGompanyAm.
Then shAme putted oGn her riAmch attire
SAmo glorious tGo behAmold.
And as she tCrod alGong her wEmay
She sAmhone like the gGlittering gAmold.
WAmell they'd not been gGone but abAmout two weeks
IAm know it wGas not tAmhree.
WAmhen this fair lCady begGan to wEmeep
She wAmept most bGitterlAmy.
"Ah whAmy do you wGeep my Amfair young maid
WAmeep it for your gGolden sAmtore?
OAmr do you wCeep for your hGouse carpentEmer
WAmho never you shall sGee anymAmore?"
"AmI do not wGeep for my hAmouse carpenter
OAmr for any gGolden sAmtore.
IAm do wCeep for my oGwn wee bEmabe
Who nAmever I shall sGee anymoAmre."
Well tAmhey'd not been gGone but aAmbout three weeks
IAm'm sure it wGas not fAmour.
OAmur gallant sChip sprang a lGeak and sEmank
NAmever to rGise anymAmore.
OAmne time arGound spun our gAmallant ship
TAmwo times arGound spun sAmhe
TAmhree times arCound spun our gGallant sEmhip
And sAmank to the bGottom of the sAmea.
"AmWhat hills what hGills are tAmhose my love
TAmhat rise so fGair and hAmigh?"
"AmThose are the hCills of hGeaven my lEmove
But nAmot for yGou and IAm."
"AAmnd what hills what hGills are tAmhose my love
TAmhose hills so dGark and lAmow?"
"AmThose are the hCills of hGell my lEmove
Where Amyou and IG must gAmo."