[00:01.00]Nickel Creek - House Carpenter[00:07.28][00:18.21][00:24.94]Well met, well met, said an old true love[00:31.04]Well met, well met, said he[00:37.13]I just returned from the salt, salt sea[00:43.00]And its all for the love of thee[00:47.84][00:48.89]Come in, come in, my own true love[00:54.47]And have a seat by me[01:00.74]Its been three-fourths of a long, long year[01:05.28]Since together we have been[01:12.50][01:33.24]I cant come in and i can't sit down[01:39.69]For ive only a moments time[01:45.20]They say youre married to a house carpenter[01:50.10]And your heart will never be mine[01:56.33]I couldve married the kings daughter fair[02:03.31]And she wouldve married me[02:08.12]But i have forsaken her crowns of gold[02:14.79]And it's all for the love of thee[02:20.27][02:41.77]Now will you forsake your house carpenter[02:47.70]And come along with me[02:53.98]I'll take you where, the grass grows green[02:59.95]On the banks of the deep blue sea[03:04.86]Then she picked up her darling little babe[03:11.44]And kisses she gave it three[03:17.12]Saying stay right here you darling little babe[03:23.06]And keep your pop company[03:29.13][03:52.03]They had not been on the ship two weeks[04:00.07]I'm sure it was not three[04:05.45]Til this true love began to weep and to mourn[04:11.34]And she wept most bitterly[04:16.77]Saying are you weeping for my silver and my gold?[04:22.66]Saying are you weeping for my store?[04:29.10]Or are you weeping, for your house carpenter[04:34.70]Whose face youll never see no more?[04:40.82]A curse, a curse to the sailor, she cried[04:45.83]A curse, a curse, she swore[04:52.49]You robbed me of the darling little babe[04:58.40]That i shall never see no more[05:03.38][05:04.35]They had not been on the ship three weeks[05:09.86]Im sure it was not four[05:16.01]When there came a leak, in the bottom of the ship[05:22.16]And sank them for to rise no more