My gayest gelding I thee gave, To ride wherever liked thee: No lady ever was so brave: And yet thou wouldest not love me! Greensleeves, &c. My men were clothed all in green, And they did ever wait on thee; All this was gallant to be seen : And yet thou wouldest not love me! Greensleeves, &c. They set thee' up, they took thee down, They serv'd thee with humility; Thy foot might not once touch the ground: And yet thou wouldest not love me! Greensleeves, &c. For every morning, when thou rose, I sent thee dainties, orderly; '. To cheer thy stomach from all woes : And yet thou wouldest not love me ! Greensleeves, &c. Thou couldst desire no earthly thing, But still thou hadst it readily... Thy music, still 10 play and sing : And yet thou wouldest not love me ! Greensleeves, &c. And who did pay for all this gear, That thou didst spend when pleased thee? Even I that am rejected here, And thou disdainest to love me ! Greensleeves, &c. 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, &c. Greensleeves, now farewel! adieu ! God I pray to prosper thee! · For I am still thy lover true: Come once again and love me! Greensleeves, &c. |