Sir Walter Raleigh has built a ship

In the Netherlands;

And it is called the Sweet Trinity,

And was taken by the false Gallaly,

Sailing in the Lowlands.

Is there never a seaman bold

In the Netherlands?

That will go take this false Gallaly,

And to redeem the Sweet Trinity,

Sailing in the Lowlands.

Then spoke the little ship-boy

In the Netherlands;

"Master, master, what will you give me?

And I will take this false Gallaly,

And release the Sweet Trinity

Sailing in the Lowlands."

"I'll give thee gold, and I'll give thee fee,

In the Netherlands;

And my eldest daughter thy wife shall be,

Sailing in the Lowlands."

He set his breast and away he did swim,

In the Netherlands;

Until he came to the false Gallaly,

Sailing in the Lowlands.

He had an augur fit for the nonce

In the Netherlands;

The which will bore

Fifteen good holes at once,

Sailing in the Lowlands.

Some were at cards, and some at dice,

In the Netherlands;

Until the salt water flashed in their eyes,

Sailing in the Lowlands.

Some cut their hats, and some their caps,

In the Netherlands;

For to stop the salt-water gaps,

Sailing in the Lowlands.

He set his breast and away did swim,

In the Netherlands;

Until he came to his own ship again,

Sailing in the Lowlands.

"I have done the work I promised to do

In the Netherlands;

For I have sunk the false Gallaly,

And released the Sweet Trinity,

Sailing in the Lowlands.

"You promis'd me gold, and you promis'd me fee,

In the Netherlands;

Your eldest daughter my wife she must be,

Sailing in the Lowlands."

(nonce, occasion.)

"You shall have gold, and you shall have fee,

In the Netherlands;

But my eldest daughter your wife shall never be,

Sailing in the Lowlands."

"Then fare you well, you cozening Lord,

In the Netherlands;

Seeing you are not as good as your word,

For sailing in the Lowlands."

And thus shall I conclude my song

Of the sailing in the Lowlands;

Wishing happiness to all seamen, old and young,

In their sailing in the Lowlands.