Henry Martin

Written by: [Traditional]
Language: English
Comments: aka "Henry Martyn" or "Three Brothers in Merry Scotland" or "The Lofty Tall Ship". [Roud 104; Child 250; Ballad Index C250; Bodleian Roud 104; Wiltshire 121; trad.]

There were three brothers in merry Scotland
In merry Scotland there were three
And they did cast lots which of them should go
Should go, should go
And turn robber all on the salt sea

The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin
The youngest of all the three
That he should turn robber all on the salt sea
Salt sea, the salt sea
For to maintain his two brothers and he
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Versions

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Young Henry Martin	Philip Tanner	1937	First release
Henry Martyn	Burl Ives	March 1944
Henry Martyn	Dick Wilder	1954
Henry Martin	A.L. Lloyd	1956
Henry Martin	Terrea Lea	1957
Henry Martin	Alfred Deller	1958
Henry Martin	Joan Baez	October 1960
Henry Martin	Jimmie MacGregor	1960
Henry Martin	Phil Tanner	1961
Henry Martin	Sam Larner	1961
Henry Martin	Ewan MacColl	1961
Henry Martyn	Hamper MacBee accompanied by Guy Carawan	June 1964
Henry Martin	Cyril Tawney	1969
We Had Not Been A-Sailing	Tom Gilfellon	1972
Henry Martin	Louis Killen	1995
Henry Martin	Brian Peters	1996
The Lofty Tall Ship	Waterson:Carthy	April 30, 2002
Henry Martin	The Askew Sisters	May 10, 2010
Henry Martin	Dame Darcy	October 9, 2011
Henry Martin	James Findlay [GB1]	September 24, 2012
Henry Martin	Aureli & Sara	2015	Unverified
The Lofty Tall Ship - Shallow Brown	Steeleye Span	2016	Medley
Henry Martin	Alestorm	May 29, 2020	Unverified

Henry Martin written by [Traditional] instrumental

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	i	Henry Martin	Bert Jansch	September 1966

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Hendrik Martijn	Corry Brokken	1968	First release