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From the singing of LaRena Clark, in Edith Fowke, A Family Heritage, 
pp. 42–43.

A very common ballad on both sides of the Atlantic (Child 286), this song is also called “Sweet Trinity” and “Golden Willow Tree.”

lyrics

The Golden Vanity

There was a gallant ship in North Americay
And the name of the ship was the Golden Vanity
She was said to be taken by the Turkish Commune
And sunk in the lowlands, the lowlands
And sunk in the lowlands low.

The first to come on board was a little cabin boy
Saying, “Captain, what will you give me if yon ship I do destroy?”
“Gold I will give you and my daughter for your bride
If you’ll sink her in the lowlands, …

The boy took an auger and he swam away to sea
He swam well away from the Golden Vanity
And when he had breasted the Turkish Commune
He would sink her in the lowlands, …

The boy took the auger and three holes he bored twice
Some were playing cards and some were shaking the dice
Our dark eyes did sparkle as the waters they poured in
And she sank in the lowlands…

The boy did a brisk and he swam away to sea
He swam right back to the Golden Vanity
“Shipmates, pick me up for I’m sinking in the sea
I’m sinking in the lowlands, …

“Pick you up,” said the Captain, “Oh, this you should’ve known
The promise that I made to you was made to you alone
Gold I will not give you nor my daughter for your bride
You can sink in the lowlands, …

The boy beat his arms and he reached the other side
When he saw his shipmates unto them he cried
“Mates, pick me up for I’m sinking in the tide
I’m sinking in the lowlands, …

His mates picked him up and ’twas there on deck he died
They rolled him in his blanket, it was so long and wide
They rolled him in his blanket and they lowered him in the tide
And he sank in the lowlands, …

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from Safe & Sound: Traditional Canadian Folk Songs, released April 1, 2022
Maura Volante, vocals
James Stephens, octave mandolin
Ann Downey, vocals
James Stephens, vocals

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Maura Volante Ottawa, Ontario

Maura Volante is a singer of traditional folk songs, with a focus on those collected in Canada. She discovered folk music in the 1960s and has deepened her understanding over the decades. Maura has performed at festivals, coffee houses, concerts and living rooms all over Canada (and worldwide on Zoom), as well as passing on her knowledge and enthusiasm through workshops, courses and lessons. ... more

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