The Golden Vanity

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Pete Seeger

Peter "Pete" Seeger (born May 3, 1919) is an iconic American folk singer. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of The Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, he re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, and environmental causes. more »

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There was a lofty ship
And she put out to sea
And the name of the our
Ship was the Golden Vanity
And she sailed upon the low and lonesome low
As she sailed upon the lonesome sea

We had not been out but two weeks or three
When we were overtaken by the Turkish Revelee
As we sailed upon the low and lonesome low
As we sailed upon the lonesome sea

The quickly up spoke our little cabin boy
Sayin', "What will you give me
If I will them destroy
If I sink 'em in the low and lonesome low
If I sink 'em in the lonesome sea?"
The man that them destroy"
Our captain then replied
"Five thousand pounds and my
Daughter for his bride
If he sink 'em in the low and lonesome low
If he sink 'em in the lonesome sea"

Then the boy he smote his
Chest and overboard jumped he
And he swum till he came
To the Turkish Revelee
As they sailed upon the low and lonesome low
As they sailed upon the lonesome sea

Now he had a little tool that
Was made for the use
And he bored three holes in
Her side all at once
And he sunk her in the low and lonesome low
And he sunk her in the lonesome sea

Then he swam back to the ship
And he beat upon the side
Sayin', "Captain, pick me up
For I'm drifting with the tide
And I'm sinking in the low and lonesome low
And I'm sinkin' in the lonesome sea"

"I will not pick you up"
The Captain then replied
"I'll shoot you, I'll drown you
I'll sink you in the tide
And I'll sink you in the
Low and lonesome low
And I'll sink you in the lonesome sea"

Then the boy he took his tool in
Our side he bored holes three
Saying, "Captain, i'll take you with me to
The bottom of the sea
And I'll sink you in the
Low and lonesome low
And I'll sink you in the lonesome sea"
And we sank into the lonesome sea
And we sank into the lonesome sea

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