Well I once could have married the king's third son   And a fine young man was he   But now I'm married to a house carpenter   And a noisy old man is he.      "(but) Will you forsake your house carpenter   And a go along with a me   I will take you to where the grass grows green   On the bank of the river deep."      "But will you have to maintain me a bound   To keep me at in slavery?"   "Well I have seven ships   They will soon be at land   And they at your command shall be."      She took her two babes by the hand   And gave them kisses three   Said, "Stay at home you darling little babes,   Keep your father sweet company."      Now she dressed herself in her very best   Like a high born lady was she   She shivered and she shimmered and she proudly stepped   As they walked by the banks of the sea      Well she hadn't been gone but a short, short time   Until she wept for sor'   "I would give all the gold in this round world   Just to see my babes once more."      Well if you had all the gold and the silver too   That ever did cross the sea   You never would be at land anymore   And your babes you will never more see      Well they hadn't been sailing but a short, short time   About two weeks three or four   When the ship sprang a leak and they were doomed   And they were far away from the shore      "I see bright hills of heaven my dear   Where angels come and go   I see bright hills that tell my dear   Where you and I must go."      "Well I wish I was back to my house carpenter   I'm sure he would treat me well   But here I am in the raging sea   And my soul is bound for hell."