[ti:House Carpenter] [ar:Nickel Creek] [al:This Side] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]House Carpenter - Nickel Creek [00:26.19]Well met well met said an old true love [00:30.74] [00:32.80]Well met well met said he [00:37.13] [00:38.03]I have just returned from the salt salt sea [00:43.56]And its all for the love of thee [00:47.85] [00:49.19]Come in come in my own true love [00:54.15] [00:56.14]And have a seat by me [01:00.35] [01:01.22]Its been three fourths of a long long year [01:06.85]Since together we have been [01:11.27] [01:34.38]I can't come in and I can't sit down [01:38.97] [01:40.21]For I've only a moments time [01:45.08] [01:46.02]They say you're married to a house carpenter [01:51.41]And your heart will never be mine [01:56.01] [01:57.29]I could've married the kings daughter fair [02:02.48] [02:04.30]And she would've married me [02:08.91] [02:09.44]But I have forsaken her crowns of gold [02:15.11]And it's all for the love of thee [02:19.26] [02:42.18]Now will you forsake your house carpenter [02:47.56] [02:49.33]And go along with me [02:53.95] [02:54.47]I'll take you where the grass grows green [03:00.09]On the banks of the deep blue sea [03:04.69] [03:05.77]Then she picked up her darling little babe [03:10.92] [03:12.84]And kisses she gave it three [03:17.72]Saying stay right here my darling little babe [03:23.00] [03:23.67]And keep your papa company [03:28.38] [03:53.95]They had not been on the ship two weeks [03:58.95] [04:00.79]I'm sure it was not three [04:05.94]Till this true love began to weep and to mourn [04:11.80]And she wept most bitterly [04:16.02] [04:17.30]Saying are you weeping for my silver and my gold [04:22.33] [04:24.11]Saying are you weeping for my store [04:28.79] [04:29.88]Or are you weeping for your house carpenter [04:34.77] [04:35.35]Whose face you'll never see no more [04:39.08] [04:40.88]A curse a curse to the sailor she cried [04:45.75] [04:48.01]A curse a curse she swore [04:52.46] [04:53.03]You robbed me of the darling little babe [04:58.37] [04:58.91]That I shall never see no more [05:03.32] [05:04.42]They had not been on the ship three weeks [05:09.53] [05:11.47]I'm sure it was not four [05:15.84] [05:16.81]When there came a leak in the bottom of the ship [05:21.89] [05:22.59]And sank them for to rise no more