Nic Jones - Demon Lover lyrics

Where have you been my long lost love These seven long years and more? I am come to seek my former vows You granted me before Well I might have married a king's daughter Far far beyond the sea But I forsaken the crowns of gold All for the love of thee Well if you might have married a king's daughter Yourself you have to blame For I am married to a ship's carpenter And to him I've a son Well I've seven good ships all on the sea And the eighth brought me to land And I've four and twenty mariners On gold on every hand And so she's taken up her little young son And she's kissed huim cheek and chin Saying fare you well my ordinary young son I'll never see you again Now they hadn't been sailing long on the deep Nor but a league but one 'til she began to weep and mourn And to think on her young son Oh hold your tongue high dearest dear Little Leo[??] mourning be And I'll show you where the white fishes swim At the bottom of the sea And he's struck the top mast with his hand And the main mast with his knee And he's struck that gallant ship in twain And he's sunk her in the sea