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Oh, there was a little ship,
And she sailed upon the sea,
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And the name of the ship,
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Was the Golden Vanity,
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And she feared she would be taken,
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By the Spanish enemy,
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As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, low,
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As she sailed upon the lowland sea.
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Then up stepped the cabin boy,
And boldly outspoke he,
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And he said to the Captain,
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What would you give to me?
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If I would swim alongside,
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Of the Spanish enemy,
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And sink her in the lowland, lowland, low,
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And sink her in the lowland sea.
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Oh I would give you silver,
And I would give you gold,
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And the hand of my daughter,
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Your bonnie bride to be,
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If you'll sneak alongside,
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Of the Spanish enemy,
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And you'll sink her in the lowland, lowland, low,
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And you'll sink her in the lowland sea.
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And then the boy he made him ready,
Then overboard sprang he,
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And he swam alongside,
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Of the Spanish enemy,
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And with his auger shaft,
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In the side he bore holes three,
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And he sank her in the lowland, lowland, low,
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He sank her in the lowland sea.
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Then the boy he turned around,
And back swam he,
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And he cried out to the skipper,
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Of the Golden Vanity,
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But the skipper did not heed,
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For his promise he would need,
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And he left him in the lowland, lowland, low,
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He left him in the lowland sea.
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He left him in the lowland sea.