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