Lowlands of Holland - Ye Vagabonds

The love that I have chosen, I’ll therewith be content

The salt sea shall be frozen, before that I repent

Repent it shall I never, until the day I die

For the Lowlands of Holland have twined my love and I

My love lies in the salt sea, and I am on the side

Enough to break a young thing’s heart, what lately was a bride

What lately was a bonny bride, and pleasure in her eye

For the Lowlands of Holland have twined my love and I

My love he built a bonny ship and set her on the sea

With seven score good mariners for to bear her company

But the weary winds began to rise, the sea began to rout

And my love then and his bonny ship turned withershins about

There shall neither coif come on my head, nor comb come through my hair

There shall neither coal nor candle-light shine in my bower mair

Nor will I love another one, until the day I die

For the high winds and stormy seas have twined my love and I

Oh hauld your tongue my daughter dear, be still and be content

There are mair lads in Galloway, ye need na sair lament

Oh there is nane in Galloway, there’s nane at a' for me

For I never loved a love but one, and he’s drowned in the sea