The House Carpenter-Mick McAuley

[ti:The House Carpenter] [ar:Mick McAuley] [al:Putumayo Presents: Celtic Crossroads] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The House Carpenter (房屋木匠) - Mick McAuley [00:15.94]Well met well met my own true love [00:21.99]Well met well met cried she [00:27.17]I've just returned from the salt salt sea [00:32.48]And it's all for the love of thee [00:36.73] [00:38.23]I could have married a King's daughter there [00:43.55]She would have married me [00:47.61] [00:48.73]But I have forsaken my King's daughter there [00:53.92]It's all for the love of thee [00:58.29] [00:59.73]Well if you could have married a King's daughter there [01:04.86]I'm sure you're the one to blame [01:10.29]For I am married to a house carpenter [01:15.51]And I'm sure he's a fine young man [01:21.71] [01:23.84]Forsake forsake your house carpenter [01:29.16]And come away with me [01:34.53]I'll take you where the green grass grows [01:39.90]On the shores of sunny Italy [01:44.21] [01:45.53]So up she picked her babies three [01:50.90]And gave them kisses one two three [01:55.54] [01:56.11]Saying "take good care of your daddy while I'm gone [02:01.47]And keep him good company " [02:05.60] [02:58.42]They were sailin' about two weeks [03:03.49]I'm sure it was not three [03:07.92] [03:08.98]When the younger of the girls she came on deck [03:14.55]Sayin' she wants company [03:18.48] [03:19.98]Are you weepin' for your house and home [03:25.06]Is at where long to be [03:30.42]I'm not weepin' for my house carpenter [03:35.73]I'm weepin' for my babies three " [03:40.11] [03:41.61]Oh what are those hills yonder my love [03:46.50]They look as white as snow [03:52.25]Those are the hill of heaven my love [03:57.69]You and I'll never know [04:01.65] [04:03.09]Oh what are those hills yonder my love [04:08.03]They look as dark as night [04:13.92]Those are the hills of hell-fire my love [04:18.85]Where you and I will unite [04:23.24] [04:27.36]Oh twice around went the gallant ship [04:32.49]I'm sure it was not three [04:37.24] [04:37.80]When the ship all of a sudden it sprung a leak [04:43.12]And it drifted to the bottom of the sea