Lowlands Of Holland - Steeleye Span

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 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 withershins 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