A lively groundhog hunt. (Hey Grandpa! What’s for supper?)
And the ever popular talking parrot.
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lyrics
THE HOUSE CARPENTER traditional
Well met, well met my own true love
Well met, well met said he
I have come from far across the sea
And it's all for the sake of thee
I could have married a kings daughter fair
Oh she would have married me
But I have forsaken the crown of gold
And it's all for the sake of thee
If you could have married a kings daughter sir
I'm sure I'm not too blame
For I have married me a house carpenter
And I'm sure he's a fine young man
Oh won't you leave your house carpenter
and sail away with me
I'll take you to where the grass grows green
Down in sweet Italy
But if I leave my house carpenter
And sail away with ye
What will you have to maintain me upon
While we are far across the sea
Well I've twelve ships upon the sea
Twelve more upon the land
Twelve and twenty bold sailor-men
To be all at your command
She turned herself three times around
Kissed her babies one, two, three
Farewell, farewell my sweet little babes
Keep your father sweet company
They had not sailed but about two weeks
I'm sure it was not three
When that lady began to weep
And she wept most bitterly
Are you weeping for your house carpenter
Are you weeping for your store
Or are you weeping for your sweet little babes
That you never shall see anymore?
Not a-weeping for my house carpenter
Not a-weeping for my store
Yes I'm weeping for my sweet little babes
That I never shall see anymore
They had not sailed but about three weeks
I'm sure it was not four
When that ship sprang a leak and she sank
And she sank to rise no more
What hills, what hills so fair so white
What hills so white and fair
Well those be the hills of heaven my dear
But you won't never go there
What hills, what hills so dark, so black
What hills as black as coal
Well those be the hills of hell my dear
And it's there that you must surely go
I wish I'd never seen your face
Wish I'd never seen your gold
I wish I was back with my little carpenter
For he would never use me so
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