Sinking in the lonesome sea (video)

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1. There was a little ship, and it sailed upon the sea,

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and she went by the name of the Merry Golden Tree,

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and she sailed upon the low and lonesome low,

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and she sailed upon the lonesome sea.

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2. There was a little sailor, unto his captain said,

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“Oh, captain, captain what'll you give to me,

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if I sink them in the low and lonesome low,

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if I sink them in the lonesome sea ?” + D - A - D

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3. “Two hundred dollars I will give unto thee,

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and my oldest daughter I will wed unto you,

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if you sink them in the low and lonesome low,

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if you sink them in the lonesome sea.”

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4. He bowed upon his breast, and away swim he,

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till he came the ship of the Turkish Reveille,

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as she sailed upon the low and lonesome low,

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as she sailed upon the lonesome sea. + D - A - D

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5. If it wasn't for the love of your daughter and your men,

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I would do unto you as I did unto them,

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I would sink you in the low and lonesome low,

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I would sink you in the lonesome sea.

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6. He bowed his head, and down sank he,

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farewell, farewell to the Merry Golden Tree,

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for I'm sinking in the low and lonesome low,

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for I'm sinking in the lonesome sea.

(orig. = capo 1st) (The Carter Family)