The House Carpenter-Clarence Ashley

[ti:The House Carpenter] [ar:Clarence Ashley] [al:The Roots Of Mumford & Sons] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The House Carpenter (房屋木匠) - Clarence Ashley [00:02.28]Well met well met said an old true love [00:07.29] [00:09.13]Well met well met said he [00:13.49] [00:14.16]I just returned from the salt salt sea [00:17.51]And it's all for the love of thee [00:21.00] [00:22.78]Come in come in my own true love [00:27.56] [00:29.28]And have a seat with me [00:32.97] [00:33.55]It's been three-fourths of a long long year [00:36.76]Since together we have been [00:40.01] [00:41.48]Well I can't come in or I can't sit down [00:46.52] [00:47.88]For I've but a moment's time [00:51.79] [00:52.58]They say you're married to a house carpenter [00:55.79]And your heart will never be mine [00:59.34] [01:00.49]That I could have married a King's daughter fair [01:05.41] [01:06.60]I'm sure she'd married me [01:10.92] [01:11.47]But I've forsaken her crowns of gold [01:14.69]And it's all for the love of thee [01:18.07] [01:19.71]Now we you forsake your house carpenter [01:24.54] [01:25.95]And go along with me [01:29.55] [01:30.15]I'll take you where the grass grows green [01:33.33]On the banks of the deep blue sea [01:36.80] [01:39.22]She picked up a little babe [01:43.81] [01:45.37]And kisses she gave it three [01:49.47]Saying Stay right here my dalring little baby [01:52.73]And keep your pappa company [01:55.81] [01:58.13]Well they had been on the ship about two weeks [02:02.98] [02:04.48]I'm sure it was not three [02:08.70]Till his true love began to weep and to mourn [02:12.29]We most bitterly [02:15.52] [02:16.35]Saying Are you weeping for my silver and my gold [02:21.42] [02:22.04]Saying Are you weeping for my store [02:26.15] [02:26.96]Are you weeping for that house carpenter [02:29.65]Whose face you'll never see any more [02:33.26] [02:34.16]Lord I'm not weeping for your silver and your gold [02:38.97] [02:39.76]Are you needed for your store [02:43.44] [02:44.23]I am weeping for my darling little babe [02:46.91]Whose face you'll never see any more [02:50.39] [02:51.88]Well they had not been on the ship about three weeks [02:56.81] [02:57.90]I'm sure it was not four [03:01.40] [03:01.97]Tell it's brand a leak in the bottom of the ship [03:05.09]And sank them for to rise no more