Great Big Sea - Captain Wedderburn (Live) Lyrics

A nobleman's fair daughter
Went down a narrow lane
Met with Captain Wedderburn
The keeper of the game

And now my pretty fair miss
If it wasn't for the law
Then you and I in the bed might lie
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall

Now, my dear good man
Do not be perplexed
Before that you might bed with me
You must answer questions six

Six questions you will answer me
And I will ask them all
And you and I in the bed might lie
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall

Now what is rounder than a ring
And higher than the trees?
And what is worse than a woman's curse
And what is deeper than the sea?

And which bird sings first, which one best?
Where does the dew first fall?
And you and I in a bed might lie
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall

The earth is rounder than a ring
And Heaven is higher than the trees
The Devil curse is worse than a woman's curse
And hell in deeper than the sea

The lark sings first, and the thrush sings best
And the earth is where the dew falls
And you and I in a bed must lie
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall

He takes her by her lily-white hand
And leads her down the hall
He takes her by her slender waist
For fear that she might fall

He lays her on a bed of down
Without a doubt at all
He and she lie in one bed
Roll me over next to the wall
She and he lie in one bed
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall