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Golden Vanity

from Without a Chaperone by Reesha Dyer

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This is a very famous song, with a lot of versions, also known as "The Sweet Trinity" the version I sing is a bit of a silly one, and I was taught it at Shooting Roots a long time ago with my sisters.

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There once was a man who was boasting on the quay,
I have got a ship called the Golden Vanity,
And I fear she will be taken by some pirate enemy,
As she sails on the Low Lands Low,
On the Low Lands Low, as she Sails on the Low Lands Low,

Now the first one on deck, was a little cabin boy,
Captain what'll you give me if the pirates I destroy?
I'll give you gold and silver and my daughter on the shore,
If you sink her in the Low Lands Low,
In the Low, Lands Low, if you sink her in the Low Lands Low,

So the Boy made ready, and overboard he swam,
He swam until he came unto the pirate galleon,
And with his august sharp, he bore two holes in one,
For to sink her in the Low Lands Low,
In the Low Lands Low, for to sink her in the Low Lands Low,

Now some were at the cards, and some were at the dice,
And some were standing round about and giving good advice,
But then the salty water it came splashing in their eyes,
And they sank into the Low Lands Low,
In the Low lands Low, yes they sank into the Low Lands Low,

So the boy swam back, unto the starboard side,
Captain take me up for I'm drifting with the tide,
I'll kill you if you come on board to claim my child as bride,
I will kill you in the Low Lands Low,
In the Low Lands Low, I will kill you in the Low Lands Low,

So the boy swam around, unto the other side,
He called to his messmates and so bitterly he cried,
Messmates take me up for I'm drifting with the tide,
And I'm sinking in the Low Lands Low,
In the Low Lands Low, I'm sinking in the Low Lands Low,

So his Messmates took him up, but on the deck he died. (Awwww),
So they all gave a cheer and they chucked him o'er the side.
Yes they all gave a cheer and they chucked him o'er the side,
And he sank into the Low Lands Low,
In the Low Lands Low, Yes he sank in the low lands, killed him in the low lands, drowned him in the Low Lands Low.

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from Without a Chaperone, released March 7, 2015

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Reesha Dyer London, UK

Hello! I'm Reesha, I sing songs and accompany them on the guitar with dubious proficiency. Some of them are funny, some of them are depressing. It's a magical mood lottery!

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