Greensleeves Greensleeves
( English folk song)

Alas, my love, you do me wrong
to cast me off discourteously,
and I have loved you so long,
delighting in your company.
         Greensleeves was all my joy,
        Greensleeves was my delight,
        Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
        and who but my Lady Greensleeves.
I have been ready at your hand,
to grant whatever you would crave,
I have both waged life and land,
your love and good will for to have.
        Greensleeves was all my joy,
        Greensleeves was my delight,
        Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
        and who but my Lady Greensleeves.
I bought thee kerchers to thy head,
that were wrought fine and gallently,
I kept thee both at board and bed,
which cost my purse well favouredly.
        Greensleeves was all my joy,
        Greensleeves was my delight,
        Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
        and who but my Lady Greensleeves.
I bought thee petticoats of the best,
the cloth so fine as fine might be,
I gave thee jewels for thy chest,
and all this cost I spent on thee.
        Greensleeves was all my joy,
        Greensleeves was my delight,
        Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
        and who but my Lady Greensleeves.
Thy gown was of the grassy green,
thy sleeves of satin hanging by,
which made thee be our harvest queen,
and yet thou woudst love me.
        Greensleeves was all my joy,
        Greensleeves was my delight,
        Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
        and who but my Lady Greensleeves.

Well I will pray to God on high,
that thou my constancy mayst see,
for I am still thy lover true,
come once again and love me.
        Greensleeves was all my joy,
        Greensleeves was my delight,
        Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
        and who but my Lady Greensleeves.


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