the lowlands of holland (lyrics)

The love that I have chosen I therewith be content

And the salt sea shall be frozen before that I repent.

Repent it shall I never until the day I die

But the lowlands of Holland have twined my love and me.

My love lies in the salt sea and I am on the side.

It's enough to break a young thing's heart that lately was a bride.

That lately was a bonny bride with pleasure in her e'e

But the lowlands of Holland have twined my love and me.

My love has built a bonny ship and set her on the sea

With seven score good mariners to bear her company.

But there's three score of them is sunk and three score dead at sea

And the lowlands of Holland have twined my love and me.

My love has built a nether ship and set her on the main

With nane but twenty mariners aboard to bring her hame.

But the weary wind began to rise, the sea began to rout

And my love then and his bonny ship turned with the shins about.

There shall nae the quiff come on my head nor comb come in my hair

There shall neither coal nor candlelight shine in my bower mair.

And neither will I marry until the day I die

For I never had a love but one, and he's drowned in the sea.

Oh hold your tongue, my daughter dear, be still and be content.

For there's men enough in Galloway, ye need not sore lament.

Oh there's men enough in Galloway, alas there's none for me

For I never had a love but one, and he's drowned in the sea.