The Lofty Tall Ship / Shallow Brown - Steeleye Span

As we were got sailing five frosty nights

Five cold frosty nights and four days

It was there we espied a lofty tall ship

She come bearing down on us, brave boys

Now, where are you going, you lofty tall ship?

How dare you to venture so nigh?

For I have turned robber all on the salt sea

To maintain my two brothers and I

Now, come heave up your courses and let go of your main sheets

And let her come under my lee

And I shall take from you your rich merchant’s good, merchant’s goods

And I’ll point your bow guns to the sea

I shall not heave up my courses nor let go of my main sheets

Not I’ll let her come under your lee

Nor you shall take me my rich merchant’s good, merchant’s goods

Nor you’ll point my bow guns to the sea

Now, broadside to broadside these two vessels did lay

They were fighting four hours or more

Till at length Henry Martin gave her a broadside

And she sank and she never rose more

Sad news, Henry Martin, sad news I’ve to tell

Sad news I’m a-going to tell

Of a lofty tall ship lost on the salt sea

And most of her merry men drowned

Bound away to leave you

Shallow oh shallow brown

Bound away to leave you

Shallow oh shallow brown

Master’s going to sell me

Shallow oh shallow brown

Sell me to a Yankee

Shallow oh shallow brown

Sell me for a dollar

Shallow oh Shallow brown

Great big Yankee dollar

Shallow oh shallow brown

Fare thee well Juliana

Shallow oh shallow brown

Fare thee well Juliana

Shallow oh shallow brown

Bound away to leave you

Shallow oh shallow brown

Bound away to leave you

Shallow oh shallow brown