Henry Martin chords by Alestorm
Verse 1
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There were three brothers
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in merry Scotland
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In merry Scotland there were three
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And they did cast lots which
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of them should go
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Should go, should go
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And turn robber all on the salt sea
Verse 2
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The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin
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The youngest of all the three
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That he should turn robber
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all on the salt sea
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The salt sea, the salt sea
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For to maintain his two
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brothers and he
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Verse 3
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They had not been sailing but
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a long winter's night
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And a part of a short winter's day
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When he espied a stout lofty ship
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Lofty ship, lofty ship
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Come a bibbing down on
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him straight way
Verse 4
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Hello, hello, cried Henry Martin
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What makes you sail so nigh?
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I'm a rich merchant ship bound
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for fair London Town
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London Town, London Town
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Will you please for to let me pass by?
Verse 5
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Oh no, oh no, cried Henry Martin
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This thing it never could be
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For I have turned robber
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all on the salt sea
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Salt sea, the salt sea.
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For to maintain my two
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brothers and me
Verse 6
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Then broadside and broadside
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and at it they went
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For fully two hours or three
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til Henry Martin gave to them
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the deathshot
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The deathshot, the deathshot
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And straight to the bottom
Interlude 1
went she
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Verse 7
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Bad news, bad news to old England came
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Bad news to fair London Town
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There's been a rich vessel
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and she's cast away
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Cast away, cast away
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And all of her merry men drowne
Henry Martin
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