The Golden Vanity

A Amaj7 A Well, there once was a lofty ship that sailed upon the sea D Bm E the name of the ship it was The Golden Vanity A Amaj7 A and then one day she came upon the Spanish enemy Bm E as she sailed upon the Lowlands, A Lowlands low, D E A as she sailed upon the Lowlands low. A Amaj7 A Well up spoke the cabin boy of only twelve and three D Bm E he said to the captain, now what would you give to me A Amaj7 A if I were to swim up to the Spanish enemy Bm E and sink here in the Lowlands, A Lowlands low, D E A and sink her in the Lowlands low. E A In the Lowlands, in the Lowlands D E A and sink her in the Lowlands low. A Amaj7 A Well I will give you silver, and I will give you gold D Bm E if you should attempt a deed so daring and so bold A Amaj7 A oh, and me lovely daughter's hand in marriage you shall hold Bm E if you sink her in the Lowlands, A Lowlands low, D E A and sink her in the Lowlands low. E A In the Lowlands, in the Lowlands D E A and sink her in the Lowlands low. A Amaj7 A Then the young cabin boy jumped straight into the sea D Bm E and with a rope around his waist, he swam up to the enemy A Amaj7 A and with the hammer bored a hole and then another three Bm E and he sunk her in the Lowlands, A Lowlands low, D E A and he sunk her in the Lowlands, low. A Amaj7 A D Bm E A Amaj7 A Bm E A D E A E A In the Lowlands, in the Lowlands D E A he sunk her in the Lowlands low. A Amaj7 A Well oh me captain I have done the deed you asked of me D Bm E I have sunk the Spanish ship into the briny sea A Amaj7 A so won't you throw a ladder down or drowned I shall be Bm E cause I'm sinking in the Lowlands, A Lowlands low, D E A I'm sinking in the Lowlands low. A Amaj7 A But, to the drowning cabin boy, the captain paid no heed D Dm cause he had made a promise that he never meant to keep ... pause A Amaj7 A his daughter he would marry to a man with wealth to reap Bm E so he left him in the Lowlands, A Lowlands low, D E A he left him in the Lowlands low. E A In the Lowlands, in the Lowlands D E A he left him in the Lowlands low. E A In the Lowlands, in the Lowlands D D/A D/B Esus4/B E A he left him in the Low- lands low.