HOUSE CARPENTER (traditional arr. Natalie Merchant on "The House Carpenter's Daughter) Capo 3 Banjo intro: (play G) (still banjo) Cadd6 "well met, well met and I know true love Cadd6 well met, well met", said he F* (* see note) "I'm just returning from the salt, salt sea and it's all for the love of thee" Cadd6 "come in, come in my own true love Cadd6 and have a seat with me it's been three-fourths of a long, long year G (Begin strumming) since together we have been" Cadd6 "no I can't come in and I can't sit down Cadd6 for I have but a moment's time they say that you're married to a house carpenter G (rest of the band comes in) and your heart shall never be mine" Cadd6 "well I could have married a king's daughter fair Cadd6 she would have mar-ried me but I forsaked upon her crowns of gold G (Fiddle comes in) and it's all for the love of thee" Cadd6 "now will you forsake on your house carpenter Cadd6 and go along with me? I'll take you where The grass grows green On the banks of the bitter reeds" Break/Fiddle Solo: , Cadd6 Cadd6 Cadd6 She pick'd up her wee little babe Cadd6 And kisses gave it three saying, "stay right here my darling little one keep your papa company" Break/Fiddle Solo: (Like the first) G, Cadd6 G Cadd6 G F G Cadd6 Now they had not been On the ship two weeks Cadd6 I swear it was not three When his true love began To weep and moan And she wept most bitterly Cadd6 "now are you weeping for my silver and gold Cadd6 are you weeping for my store or are you weeping for that house carpenter that you ne'er shall see no more?" Cadd6 curse, curse on the sailor she cried Cadd6 a curse, a curse she swore "you robbed me of my sweet little babe that I ne'er shall see no more!" Break/Fiddle Solo: , Cadd6 Cadd6 (Slower) Cadd6 well, they had not been on the ship three weeks Cadd6 I swear it was not four Until there came a leak in the ship end. And she sank to rise no more... * The guitar during this section does little variations. I suggest if playing by yourself play: Famj7 Xx 32 13 3211 3210 3211 EADGBe To give it a more complete and richer sound. Cadd6 x3203