Well met, well met said an old true love Well met, well met said he I've just returned from the salt salt sea And it's all for the love of thee Come in, come in my old true love And have a seat with me It's been three fourths of a long long year Since together we have been No I can't come in, I can't sit down For I have but a moment's time They say you are married to a house carpenter And your heart will never be mine Yet I could have married a king's daughter dear And I'm sure she'd have married me But I've forsaken her crowns of gold And it's all for the love of thee Will you forsaken your house carpenter And go along with me I'll take you where the grass grows green On the banks of the deep blue sea She picked up her little babe And kisses gave it three Say's stay right here my darling little babe And keep your papa company Hadn't been on the ship but about two weeks I'm sure it was not three 'Til his true love began to weep and moan And she weeped most bitterly Says are you weeping for my silver or my gold Are you weeping for my silver or my store Are you weeping for your house carpenter Whose face you'll never see no more I'm not weeping for your silver or your gold No I'm not weeping for your store I am weeping for my darling little babe Whose face I'll never see no more They hadn't been on the ship but about three weeks I'm sure it was not four 'Til they sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship Sunk and never rise no more