[Verse 1: Seán McKenna]
On the night that I was married and in my marriage bed
There came a bold sea captain and he stood at my bed head
Saying, "Arise, arise, young wedded man and come along with me
To the Lowlands of Holland for to fight the enemy"

[Verse 2: Seán McKenna]
Well now, Holland is a lovely land and in it grows fine grain
It is a place of residence for soldiers to remain
Where the sugar cane it is plentiful and the tea grows from each tree
But the high winds and the stormy seas have partеd my love and me

[Verse 3: Seán McKenna]
Says the mothеr to her daughter, "Oh leave off your sore lament
Is there nare a man enough in Ireland that could be your heart's content?"
"Well there's many a man in Ireland, but alas there's none for me
Oh I only had but the one true love and now he's drowned in the sea"

[Verse 4: Seán McKenna]
"Well I'll wear no stays around my waist, and no comb all through my hair
And I'll wear no handkerchief around my neck for to shade my beauty fair
And nare will I marry until the day I die
For I only yearn but the one true love and now he's far away from me

[Verse 5: Seán McKenna, Charles Hendy, & Andrew Hendy]
Oh the night that I was married and in my marriage bed
Oh there came a bold sea captain and he stood at my bed head
Saying, "Arise, arise, young wedded man and come along with me
To the Lowlands of Holland for to fight the enemy"