John Smith - Lowlands of Holland Lyrics

The night that we were married and laid upon our bed
A man cameto my chamber and stood at my bedhead
Said Up, arise young married man and come along with me
To the lowlands of Holland to fight your enemy

Well I held my love all in my arms, thinking he might stay
But the captain gave an order and he was forced to march away
Said ""There's many young married men this night must go with me
To the lowlands of Holland, to fight the enemy""

My love across the ocean wears a scarlet coat so fair
With a musket at his shoulder and roses in his hair
There's men enough in this old town but no men do I see
For I've never had but one true love and he was pressed from me

The love that I have chosen was to my heart's content
The salt sea shall be frozen before that I repent
Repent it I shall never until the day I die
For the lowlands of Holland have parted my love and I.