Lowlands of Holland

Traditional

The love that I have chosen I therewith be content

The salt sea shall be frozen before that I repent

Repent it shall I never until the day I dee

But the lowlands of Holland has 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.

But lately was a bonny bride with pleasure in her e'e.

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

My love he 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 has twined my love and me.

My love has built another (or: a nether) ship and set her on the sea

And nane but twenty mariners all for to bring her hame.

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

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

There shall nae a 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 dee

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.

There's men enough in Galloway, you 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.