The House Carpenter-Preston Young

[ti:The House Carpenter]
[ar:Clarence Ashley]
[al:The Roots Of Mumford & Sons]
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[00:00.00]The House Carpenter - Clarence Ashley
[00:02.57]Well met well met said an old true love
[00:09.42]Well met well met said he
[00:14.45]I just returned from the salt salt sea
[00:17.80]And it's all for the love of thee
[00:23.07]Come in come in my own true love
[00:29.57]And have a seat with me
[00:33.84]It's been three-fourths of a long long year
[00:37.05]Since together we have been
[00:41.77]Well I can't come in or I can't sit down
[00:48.17]For I've but a moment's time
[00:52.87]They say you're married to a house carpenter
[00:56.08]And your heart will never be mine
[01:00.78]That I could have married a King's daughter fair
[01:06.89]I'm sure she'd married me
[01:11.76]But I've forsaken her crowns of gold
[01:14.97]And it's all for the love of thee
[01:19.99]Now we you forsake your house carpenter
[01:26.23]And go along with me
[01:30.43]I'll take you where the grass grows green
[01:33.61]On the banks of the deep blue sea
[01:39.50]She picked up a little babe
[01:45.65]And kisses she gave it three
[01:49.75]Saying Stay right here my dalring little baby
[01:53.02]And keep your pappa company
[01:58.42]Well they had been on the ship about two weeks
[02:04.77]I'm sure it was not three
[02:08.98]Till his true love began to weep and to mourn
[02:12.57]We most bitterly
[02:16.63]Saying Are you weeping for my silver and my gold
[02:22.32]Saying Are you weeping for my store
[02:27.25]Are you weeping for that house carpenter
[02:29.94]Whose face you'll never see any more
[02:34.45]Lord I'm not weeping for your silver and your gold
[02:40.05]Are you needed for your store
[02:44.52]I am weeping for my darling little babe
[02:47.19]Whose face you'll never see any more
[02:52.16]Well they had not been on the ship about three weeks
[02:58.18]I'm sure it was not four
[03:02.25]Tell it's brand a leak in the bottom of the ship
[03:05.38]And sank them for to rise no more