text: There was a ship that sailed all on the lowland sea
  And the name of the ship was the Golden Vanity
  And we feared she would be taken by the Spanish enemy
  As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, lowland
  Sailed upon the lowland sea
  Then up spoke our cabinboy and boldly out spoke he
  And he said to our captain What will you give to me
  If I swim along the side of the Spanish enemy
  And I sink her in the lowland sea?
  Oh I will give you silver and I will give you gold
  And my own fair daughter your bonny bride shall be
  If youll swim along the side of the Spanish enemy
  And youll sink her in the lowland, lowland, lowland
  Sink her in the lowland sea
  Then the boy he made him ready and overboard sprang he
  And he swam to the side of the Spanish enemy
  With his brace and auger in her side he bored holes three
  And sank he her in the lowland sea
  Then quickly he swam back to the cheering of the crew
  But the captain would not heed him, his promise he did rue
  And he scorned his poor entreatings when loudly he did sue
  And left him in the lowland,lowland, lowland
  Left him in the lowland sea
  Then the boy he turned round and he swam to the port side
  And up to his messmates full bitterly he cried
  O messmates, draw me up, for Im drifting with the tide
  And Im sinking in the lowland, lowland, lowland
  Sinking in the lowland sea.
  Then his messmates drew him up, but on the deck he died
  And they stitched him in a hammock which was so fair and white
  And they lowred him overboard, and he drifted with the tide
  And he sank into the lowland, lowland, lowland
  Sank into the lowland sea
  There was a ship that sailed all on the lowland sea
  And the name of the ship was the Golden Vanity
  And we feared she would be taken by the Spanish enemy
  As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, lowland
  Sailed upon the lowland sea
  As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland, lowland
  Sailed upon the lowland sea