Sandy Denny - Sir Patrick Spens Lyrics
The king sits in dunfermline townDrinking of the blood red wine,where can I get a good sea captainTo sail this mighty ship of mine?Then up there spoke a bonny boySitting at the kings right knee,sir patrick spens is the very best seamanThat ever sailed upon the sea.The king has written a broad letterAnd sealed it up with his own right hand,Sending word unto sir patrickTo come to him at his command.an enemy then this must beWho told a lie concerning me,For I was never a very good seamanNor ever do intend to be.last night I saw the new moonWith the old moon in her arm,A sign, the sign since we were bornThat means therell be a deadly storm.They had not sailed upon the seaA day, a day, but barely three,When loud and boisterous grew the windsAnd loud and stormy grew the sea.Then up there came a mermaidenA comb and glass all in her hand,heres a health to you my merry young men,For youll not see dry land again!oh, long may my lady lookWith a lantern in her handBefore she sees my bonny shipCome sailing homewards to dry land.Forty miles off aberdeenThe waters fifty fathoms deepThere lies good sir patrick spensWith the scots lords at his feet.
