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