On the night that I was married
And upon my marriage bed,
There all came a bold sea captain
And he stood at my bed-head.
Sayin' Arise, Arise, young wedded man,
And come along with me
To the lowlands of Holland
To fight the enemy.

Now then Holland is a lovely land,
And upon it grows fine grain.
Sure it is a place of residence
For a soldier to remain.
Where the sugar-cane is plentiful,
And the tea grows on each tree.
Well, I never had but the one sweetheart
And now he's gone far away from me.

I will wear no stays around my waist,
Nor combs all in my hair.
I will wear no scarf around my neck
For to save my beauty there.
And never will I marry,
Not until the day I die,
Since these four winds and these stormy seas,
Came between my love and I.

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