Doc Watson - The House Carpenter lyrics

We've met, we've met, my old true love We've met, we've met, said he I've just returned from the salt, salt sea And it's all for the love of thee I could have married the King's daughter fair She would have married me But I've forsaken her crown of gold And it's all for the love of thee Come in, come in, my old true love Come in, she said to him For it's been three fourths of a long, long year Since together we have been No, I can't come in, nor I can't sit down For I have but a moment's time And they say that you're married to a house carpenter And your heart will never be mine Will you come with me, my old true love? Oh come with me, said he And I'll take you to where the gra** grows green On the banks of Bittery Then she picked up her sweet little babe And kisses she gave it three Sayin', stay at home my darlin' little babe And keep your papa company Then he jumped on a milk white steppe And her on a dapple grey They rode until they came to the banks of a sea Three hours before the break of day They had not been on the ship two weeks I'm sure it was not three Until his true love began to weep and to mourn And she wept most bitterly Oh, is it for my silver you weep? Is it for my store? Or is it for that house carpenter Whose face you'll never see no more? It's neither for you silver I weep And neither for your store But it's all for the sake of my sweet little babe Whose face I'll never see no more Then a curse, a curse to the sailor she cried A curse, a curse, she swore You've robbed me of my house carpenter Whose face I'll never see no more They had not been on the ship three weeks I'm sure it was not four Till they sprang a leak in the bottom of the ship And it sunk for to rise no more