| A. b. |
31. a sailed three winter's nights.
32. When a little before the day.
33. He spied the king his gay gallant ship.
4. Wanting.
| 5. |
'Stand off! Stand off!' the captain he cried,
'The life-guards they are aboard;
My cannons are loaden with powder and shot,
And every man hath a sword.' |
| 7. |
They merrily fought for three long hours,
They fought for hours full three,
And many a blow dealt many a wound,
As they fought on the salt, salt sea. |
| 8. |
'T was a broadside to a broadside then,
And at it the which should win;
A shot in the gallant ship bored a hole,
And then did the water rush in. |
9. Wanting.
103. of the life-guards.
10 4 . O the tidings be sad that I bring. |
| B. b. |
| 1. |
In Scotland there lived three brothers of late,
In Scotland there lived brothers three;
Now the youngest cast lots with the other two,
Which should go rob on the salt sea. |
| 2. |
The lot it did fall to bold Henry Martin,
The youngest of all the three,
And he had to turn robber all on the salt seas,
To maintain his two brothers and he. |
| 3. |
He had not been sailing past a long winter's night,
Past a long winter's night before day,
Before he espied a lofty fine ship
Come sailing all on the salt sea. |
| 4. |
'O where are you bound for?' cried Henry Martin,
'O where are you bound for?' cried he;
'I 'm a rich-loaded ship bound for fair England,
I pray you to let me pass free.' |
| 5. |
'O no! O no!' cried Henry Martin,
'O no! that can never be,
Since I have turned robber all on the salt sea,
To maintain my two brothers and me. |
| 6. |
'Heave down your main tack, likewise your main tie,
And lig yourself under my lee;
For your rich glowing gold I will take it away,
And your fair bodies drown in the salt sea.' |
| 7. |
Then broadside to broadside they merrily fought,
For fully two hours or three,
When by chance Henry Martin gave her a broadside,
And right down to the bottom went she. |
| 8. |
Bad news, bad news unto old England,
Bad news I tell unto thee;
For your rich glowing gold is all wasted away,
And your mariners are drownd in the salt sea. |
|
| c. |
| 1. |
There lived three brothers in merry Scotland,
In merry Scotland lived brothers three,
And they did cast lots which should rob on the sea,
To maintain his two brothers and he. |
| 2. |
And the lot it did light on Henry Martin,
The youngest of all the brothers three,
And he went a roaming on the salt sea,
To maintain his two brothers and he. |
| 3. |
And when they had sailed five days and more
On a rich merchant-ship coming down they then bore,
As he went a roaming on the salt sea,
To maintain his two brothers and he. |
| 4. |
The rich merchant-ship got wounded by he,
And right down to the bottom of the salt sea went she,
As he went a roaming on the salt sea,
To maintain his two brothers and he. |
|
| B. c. |
12. three brothers. |
| C. |
14. sould may possibly be wuld.
23, 41, 61. Oh. |
