Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: D Verse 1: D A G Now, when that I was married D A Bm And in my married bed D A G There came a bold sea captain D A D And he stood at my bedhead D A G Saying arise, arise young wedded man D A Bm And come along with me D A G To the lowlands of Holland D A D For to fight the enemy
Verse 2: D A G Now Holland is a lovely land D A Bm And in it grows fine grain D A G It is a place of residence D A D For soldiers to remain D A G Where the sugarcane grows plentiful D A Bm The tea grows on each tree D A G I only had the one true love D A D And now he's gone far away from me Verse 3: D A G Said the mother to her daughter D A Bm Leave off your sore lament D A G Is there ne'r a man in Ireland D A D That will be your heart's content D A G There are men enough in Ireland D A Bm But alas there is none for me D A G Since high winds and stormy seas D A D Have parted me love and me Verse 4: D A G I'll wear no shoes all on my feet D A Bm No combs all in my hair D A G I'll wear no handkerchief around my neck D A D For to shade my beauty fair D A G And neither will I marry D A Bm Until the day I die D A G Since high winds and stormy seas D A D Have parted me love and I