[ti:House Carpenter] [ar:Bob Dylan] [al:The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare And Unreleased) 1961-1991] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]House Carpenter (Live) - Bob Dylan [00:04.80]This a story about a ghost come back from out of the sea [00:08.33]Come to take his bride away from the house carpenter [00:14.07]Well met well met my own true love [00:17.59]Well met well met cried she [00:21.36]I've just returned from the salt salt sea [00:24.66]And it's all for the love of thee [00:28.68]I could have married a king's daughter there [00:32.56]She would have married me [00:36.03]But I have forsaken my king's daughter there [00:39.50]It's all for the love of thee [00:58.04]Well if you could have married a king's daughter there [01:02.48]I'm sure you're the one to blame [01:06.30]For I am married to a house carpenter [01:08.92]And I'm sure he's a fine young man [01:15.01]Forsake forsake your house carpenter [01:19.32]And come away with me [01:22.85]I'll take you to where the green grass grows [01:26.08]On the shores of sunny Italy [01:29.89]So up she picked her babies three [01:33.57]And gave them kisses one two three [01:36.84]Saying"Take good care of your daddy when I'm gone [01:42.33]And keep him good company" [02:03.26]Well they were sailing about two weeks [02:06.66]I'm sure it was not three [02:11.10]When the younger of the girls she came on deck [02:14.52]Saying she wants company [02:20.77]Well are you weeping for your house and home [02:25.36]Or are you weeping for your babies three [02:29.56]Well I'm not weeping for my house carpenter [02:34.71]I'm weeping for my babies three [02:42.82]Oh what are those hills yonder my love [02:47.27]They look as white as snow [02:52.11]Those are the hill of heaven my love [02:55.17]You and I'll never know [02:59.07]Oh what are those hills yonder my love [03:05.03]They look as dark as night [03:09.11]Those are the hills of hell fire my love [03:13.08]Where you and I will unite [03:32.31]Oh twice around went the gallant ship [03:36.65]I'm sure it was not three [03:40.85]When the ship all of a sudden it sprung a leak [03:46.13]And it drifted to the bottom of the sea