The Golden Vanity

Well there once was a lofty ship that sailed upon the sea The name of the ship it was the golden vanity And the one day she came upon the Spanish enemy As she sailed upon the lowlands, lowlands low As she sailed upon the lowlands low. Well up spoke the cabin boy of only 12 and 3 He said to the captain, now what would you give to me If I were to swim up to the Spanish enemy And sink here in the lowlands, lowlands low And sink her in the lowlands low. In the lowlands, in the lowlands And sink her in the lowlands low. Well I will give you silver, and I will give you gold If you should attempt it is daring and so bold Oh and me lovely daughter's hand in marriage you shall hold If you sink her in the lowlands, lowlands low If you sink her in the lowlands low. In the lowlands, in the lowlands And sink her in the lowlands low. Well then the young cabin boy jumped straight into the sea And with a rope around his waist, he swam up to the enemy And with the hammer bored a hole and then another three And he sunk her in the lowlands, lowlands low And he sunk her in the lowlands, low. In the lowlands, in the lowlands He sunk her in the lowlands low. Well oh me captain I have done the deed you asked of me I have sunk the Spanish ship into the briny sea So won't you throw a ladder down or drowned I shall be Cause I'm sinking in the lowlands, lowlands low I'm sinking in the lowlands low. But, to the drowning cabin boy, the captain paid no heed Cause he had made a promise that he never meant to keep His daughter he would marry to a man with wealth to reap So he left him in the lowlands, lowlands low He left him in the lowlands low. In the lowlands, in the lowlands He left him in the lowlands low. In the lowlands, in the lowlands He left him in the lowlands low.