The Handsome Cabin Boy-Martin Carthy/Dave Swarbrick

[ti:The Handsome Cabin Boy] [ar:Martin Carthy/Dave Swarbrick] [al:Martin Carthy] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Handsome Cabin Boy (英俊的木屋男孩) - Martin Carthy/Dave Swarbrick [00:00.37]'Tis of a pretty female as you shall understand [00:06.15] [00:07.11]Her mind was set on roving into some foreign land [00:13.13]Attired in sailor's clothing she boldly did appear [00:19.25]And engaged with a captain to serve him for one year [00:24.73] [00:25.94]She engaged with the captain a cabin boy to be [00:31.06] [00:31.81]The wind stood fine and clearly and so they put to sea [00:37.81]The captain's lady being on board [00:40.89]She seemed for to enjoy [00:43.76]So glad that the captain had engaged with a handsome cabin boy [00:48.84] [00:49.66]Now so nimble was this pretty maid [00:53.03]She did her duty well [00:55.06] [00:55.70]But mark what follows after [00:58.62]The song it soon will tell [01:01.55]By eating of the captain's biscuits her colour did destroy [01:07.52]And the waist did swell of pretty Nell [01:10.46]The handsome cabin boy [01:12.86] [01:13.44]Now as through the Bay of Biscay [01:16.44]Our gallant ship did plough [01:19.13]One night among the sailors there was a pretty row [01:25.03]They bundled from their hammocks which did their rest destroy [01:30.96]They swore about the groaning of the handsome cabin boy [01:36.07] [01:36.64]Oh doctor oh doctor [01:39.54]The cabin boy did cry [01:42.27]The sailors swore by all and one the cabin boy would die [01:48.04]The doctor ran with all his might [01:50.93]A smiling at the fun [01:53.50]To think that a sailor lad [01:55.90]Could have a daughter or a son [01:58.79] [01:59.32]Now when the sailors all heard the joke [02:02.37]They all began to stare [02:04.65] [02:05.23]The child belonged to none of them [02:08.27]They solemnly declared [02:11.20]The lady to the captain said [02:13.89]My lad I wish you joy [02:16.78]For it's either you or I betrayed the handsome cabin boy