The Golden Vanity-Burl Ives

[ti:The Golden Vanity] [ar:Burl Ives] [al:29 Folk Favorites] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Golden Vanity - Burl Ives (布勒·埃夫斯) [00:11.86]There was a ship that sailed it [00:14.29]All on the Lowland Sea [00:15.66] [00:17.10]And the name of our ship [00:18.85]Was the Golden Vanity [00:20.09] [00:21.22]And we feared she would be taken [00:23.21]By the Spanish enemy [00:24.40] [00:25.39]As she sailed in the Lowland Lowland low [00:28.96] [00:30.39]As she sailed in the Lowland Sea [00:32.88] [00:35.00]Then up stepped our cabin boy [00:36.75]And boldly outspoke he [00:37.76] [00:39.13]And he said to our captain [00:40.24] [00:41.13]"What would you give to me [00:42.30] [00:42.86]If I would swim along side of the Spanish enemy [00:45.86] [00:46.92]And sink her in the Lowland Lowland low [00:50.54] [00:51.72]And sink her in the Lowland Sea" [00:54.35] [00:56.40]"Oh I would give you silver [00:58.21] [00:59.10]And I would give you gold [01:00.77] [01:02.27]And my own fairest daughter [01:04.58]Your bonny bride shall be [01:05.95] [01:06.89]If you will swim along side of the Spanish enemy [01:10.26] [01:11.19]And sink her in the Lowland Lowland low [01:14.87] [01:16.31]And sink her in the Lowland Sea" [01:18.80] [01:20.93]Then the boy he made him ready [01:22.43] [01:22.99]And overboard sprang he [01:24.11] [01:25.48]And he swam alongside of the Spanish enemy [01:28.41] [01:29.04]And with his brace and auger in her sides [01:32.09]He bored holes three [01:32.98] [01:34.93]And he sunk her in the Lowland Lowland low [01:38.60] [01:39.72]Yes he sunk her in the Lowland Sea [01:42.10] [01:43.78]Then quickly he swam back [01:45.53]To the cheering of the crew [01:46.78] [01:47.34]But the captain would not heed him [01:49.15]For his promise he did rue [01:51.02]And he scorned his poor entreatings [01:53.39]When loudly he did sue [01:54.89] [01:56.33]And he left him in the Lowland Lowland low [02:02.13] [02:03.68]He left him in the Lowland Sea [02:07.25] [02:09.49]Then quickly he swam round to the port side [02:12.23] [02:12.92]And up and to his messmates full bitterly he cried [02:15.54] [02:16.29]"Oh messmates [02:17.17]Draw me up for I'm drifting with the tide [02:19.35] [02:20.28]And I'm sinking in the Lowland Lowland low [02:23.78] [02:24.77]I'm sinking in the Lowland Sea" [02:27.89] [02:31.14]Then his messmates drew him up [02:33.08] [02:34.20]But on the deck he died [02:35.83] [02:37.44]And they stitched him in his hammock [02:40.50] [02:41.19]Which was so fair and wide [02:42.68] [02:44.25]And they lowered him overboard [02:46.06] [02:47.05]And he drifted with the tide [02:48.31] [02:51.04]And he sank in the Lowland Lowland low [02:58.96] [03:01.59]He sank in the Lowland Sea