The Lowlands Of Holland Lyrics
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[ Traditional ]
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On the night that I was married
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And upon my marriage bed
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There came a bold sea captain
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And he stood at my bedhead
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Saying, "arise, arise, young wedded man
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And come along with me
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To the lowlands of Holland
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To fight the enemy"
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Now then, Holland is a lovely land
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And upon it grows fine grain
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Surely 'tis a place of residence
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For a soldier to remain
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Where the sugar cane is plentiful
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And the tea grows on each tree
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Well, I never had but the one sweetheart
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And now he's gone far away from me
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I will wear no stays around my waist
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Nor combs all in my hair
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I will wear no scarf around my neck
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for to save my beauty there
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And never will I marry
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Not until the day that I die
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Since these four winds and these stormy seas
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Came between my love and I
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The Lowlands Of Holland
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| Natalie Merchant |
