Greensleeves
(poss. Henry VIII of England,
1500's.)
Alas, my love, you do
me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you
well and long,
Delighting in your company.
Chorus:
Greensleeves was all
my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart
of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Your vows you've broken,
like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture
me?
Now I remain in a world
apart
But my heart remains
in captivity.
chorus
I have been ready at your
hand,
To grant whatever you
would crave,
I have both wagered life
and land,
Your love and good-will
for to have.
chorus
If you intend thus to
disdain,
It does the more enrapture
me,
And even so, I still
remain
A lover in captivity.
chorus
My men were clothed all
in green,
And they did ever wait
on thee;
All this was gallant
to be seen,
And yet thou wouldst
not love me.
chorus
Thou couldst desire no
earthly thing,
but still thou hadst
it readily.
Thy music still to play
and sing;
And yet thou wouldst
not love me.
chorus
Well, I will pray to God
on high,
that thou my constancy
mayst see,
And that yet once before
I die,
Thou wilt vouchsafe to
love me.
chorus
Ah, Greensleeves, now
farewell, adieu,
To God I pray to prosper
thee,
For I am still thy lover
true,
Come once again and love
me.
chorus
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