Lowlands of holland lyrics

Artist  : Sandy denny 
Song : Lowlands of holland
 
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 ``there’s 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 I’ll 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.