House Carpenter-Pentangle

[ti:House Carpenter] [ar:Pentangle] [al:Basket Of Light] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.18]House Carpenter - Pentangle [00:01.22]Written by：Traditional [00:02.14] [00:04.98]Well I once could have married the king's third son [00:11.38] [00:12.28]And a fine young man was he [00:16.55] [00:17.53]But now I'm married to a house carpenter [00:22.10]And a noisy old man is he [00:26.94] [00:32.85]But will you forsake your house carpenter [00:38.46] [00:39.38]And a go along with a me [00:44.31]I will take you to where the grass grows green [00:49.36]On the bank of the river deep [00:53.90] [00:59.59]But will you have to maintain me a bound [01:05.95] [01:06.96]To keep me at in slavery [01:10.93] [01:11.46]Well I have seven ships [01:13.88]They will soon be at land [01:16.29]And they at your command shall be [01:21.17] [01:26.35]She took her two babes by the hand [01:32.92] [01:33.80]And gave them kisses three [01:37.92] [01:38.65]Said Stay at home you darling little babes [01:43.24]Keep your father sweet company [01:48.13] [01:53.00]Now she dressed herself in her very best [01:59.31] [02:00.16]Like a high born lady was she [02:04.65] [02:05.24]She shivered and she shimmered and she proudly stepped [02:09.83]As they walked by the banks of the sea [02:14.12] [02:19.57]Well she hadn't been gone but a short short time [02:25.97] [02:27.16]Until she wept for sor' [02:31.56]I would give all the gold in this round world [02:36.32]Just to see my babes once more [02:41.30] [02:46.32]Well if you had all the gold and the silver too [02:52.38] [02:53.12]That ever did 'cross the sea [02:57.94]You never would be at land anymore [03:02.71]And your babes you will never more see [03:08.45] [03:12.03]Well they hadn't been sailing but a short short time [03:18.26] [03:19.04]About two weeks three or four [03:23.59]When the ship sprang a leak and they were doomed [03:28.41]And they were far away from the shore [03:33.35] [03:38.42]I see bright hills of heaven my dear [03:46.38] [03:47.76]Where angels come and go [03:52.82] [03:54.25]I see bright hills that tell my dear [04:00.91] [04:02.09]Where you and I must go [04:08.92] [04:13.48]Well I wish I was back to my house carpenter [04:19.43] [04:20.47]I'm sure he would treat me well [04:24.44] [04:25.11]But here I am in the raging sea [04:29.43]And my soul is bound for hell