Peter, Paul and Mary – The Golden Vanity (Guitar)

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There was a ship that sailed all on the lowland sea

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And the name of the ship was the Golden Vanity

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And we feared she would be taken by the Spanish enemy

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As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, lowland

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Sailed upon the lowland sea.

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Then up spoke our cabin boy and boldly out spoke he

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And he said to our captain "What will you give to me

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If I swim along the side of the Spanish enemy

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And I sink her in the lowland sea?"

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"Oh I will give you silver and I will give you gold

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And my own fair daughter your bonny bride shall be

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If you'll swim along the side of the Spanish enemy

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And you'll sink her in the lowland, lowland, lowland

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Sink her in the lowland sea

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Then the boy he made him ready and overboard sprang he

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And he swam to the side of the Spanish enemy

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With his brace and auger in her side he bored holes three

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And he sank her in the lowland sea

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Then quickly he swam back to the cheering of the crew

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But the captain would not heed him, his promise he did rue

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And he scorned his poor entreatings when loudly he did sue

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And left him in the lowland, lowland, lowland

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Left him in the lowland sea

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Then the boy he turned round and he swam to the port side

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And up to his messmates full bitterly he cried

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"O messmates, draw me up, for I'm drifting with the tide

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And I'm sinking in the lowland, lowland, lowland

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Sinking in the lowland sea"

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Then his messmates drew him up, but on the deck he died

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And they stitched him in a hammock which was so fair and white

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And they low'red him overboard, and he drifted with the tide

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And he sank into the lowland, lowland, lowland

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Sank into the lowland sea

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There was a ship that sailed all on the lowland sea

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And the name of the ship was the Golden Vanity

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And we feared she would be taken by the Spanish enemy

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As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, lowland

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Sailed upon the lowland sea.