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  • On the night that I was married and in my marriage bed
  • There came a bold sea captain and he stood at my bed head
  • Saying ``arise, arise young wedded man this night for to go with me
  • To the low lowlands of holland to fight the enemy.
  • Oh, I held my love all in my arms, still hoping he might stay,
  • When the captain he gave another order and we had to march away,
  • Saying ``theres many a blithe young married man this night must go with me
  • To the low lowlands of holland to fight the enemy.
  • But holland it is a wondrous place and in it grows much green
  • tis a wild inhabitation for my true love to be in.
  • Where the leaves they grow and the winds they do blow and strange fruit grows on every tree
  • tis the wild wild lands of holland where twined my love and me.
  • No shoes nor stocking Ill put on nor comb to go through my hair
  • And nor shall day or candlelight shine on my bower fair
  • Nor shall I sleep with any young man until the day I die
  • For the lowlands of holland they parted my love and i.

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