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The Lowlands Of Holland

(Trad., as performed by The Dubliners)

                        C                               F
Verse 1:  Now when that I was married
                      C                      Am
               And in my marriage bed
                         C                             F
               There came a bold sea captain
                           C                G    C
               And he stood at my bed head
                             C          G                   F            C
               Saying, ' A-rise, A-rise, young wedded man
                      F         C             Am
               And come along with me
                    C                    
               To the lowlands of Holland
                         Am   F        C
               For to fight the enemy'

Verse 2:  Now Holland is a lovely land
               And in it there grows fine grain
               It is a place of residence
               For soldiers to remain
               Now the sugarcane grows plentiful
               The tea grows on each tree
               I only had the one to love
               And now he's gone far away from me

Verse 3:  Said the mother to her daughter
               'Give up your soil and bed
               Is there ne'er a man in Ireland?
               That will be your heart content
               Way there's men enough in Ireland
               But alas there is none for me
               Since high wind and stormy sea's
               Have parted me love and me

Verse 4:  I'll wear no shoes all on my feet
               No comb all in my hair
               I'll wear no handkerchief around my neck
               For to shade my beauty fair
               And neither will I marry
               Until the day I die
               Since high wind and stormy sea's
               Have parted me love and I

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