Greensleeves

Alas

my love

you do me wrong

To cast me off discourteously.

For I have loved you well and 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.

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.

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 wagered life and land

Greensleeves was all my joy

Greensleeves was my delight

Greensleeves was my heart of gold

And who but my lady greensleeves.

If you intend thus to disdain

It does the more enrapture me

And even so

I still remain

A lover in captivity.

Greensleeves was all my joy

Greensleeves was my delight

Greensleeves was my heart of gold

And who but my lady greensleeves.

My men were clothed all in green

And they did ever wait on thee;

All this was gallant to be seen

Greensleeves was all my joy

Greensleeves was my delight

Greensleeves was my heart of gold

And who but my lady greensleeves.

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.

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

And that yet once before I die

Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.

Greensleeves was all my joy

Greensleeves was my delight

Greensleeves was my heart of gold

And who but my lady greensleeves.

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.

Greensleeves was all my joy

Greensleeves was my delight

Greensleeves was my heart of gold

And who but my lady greensleeves