Golden Vanity
There was a lofty ship and she sailed upon the sea
And the name of that ship it was the Golden Vanity
And were feared she would be taken by the Spanish enemy
As we sailed upon the lowlands, lowland, low
As we sailed upon the lowland sea
Then up stepped our cabin boy and boldly outspake he
And he said to the captain "What would you give to me
If I were to swim alongside of the Spanish enemy
And sink her in the lowlands, lowland, low
Yes and sink her in the lowland sea?"
"O I would give you silver, and I would give you gold
And my own fairest daughter your bonny bride would be
If you were to swim alongside of the Spanish enemy
And sink her in the lowlands, lowland, low
Yes and sink her in the lowland sea"
So the boy he made him ready and overboard sprang he
And he swam alongside of the Spanish enemy
And with awl, brace, and auger, in her sides he bored holes three
And he sunk her in the lowlands, lowland, low
Yes he sunk her in the lowland sea
Then quickly he swam back to the cheering of the crew
But the captain would not heed him, for his promise he did rue
And he scorned his poor entreatings, when loudly he did sue
And left him in the lowlands, lowland, low
Yes and left him in the lowland sea
Then quickly he swam round to the port side
And up unto his messmates full bitterly he cried
"O messmates, draw me up for I'm drifting with the tide
And I'm sinking in the lowlands, lowland, low
Yes I'm sinking in the lowland sea"
Then they quickly drew him up, but it was on the deck he died
And they stiched him in his hammock, which was so fair and wide
And lowered him overboard, and he drifted with the tide
And left him in the lowlands, lowland, low
Yes we left him in the lowland sea