Alas my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourtiously,
For i have loved you so long,
Delighting in my company.

Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy,
And 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 goodwill for to have.

I brought three kerchiefs to thy head,
That were wrought fine and gallantly,
I kept thee both at board and bed,
Which cost my purse well favourably.

I brought thee petticoats of the best,
The cloth so fine as fine might be,
I gave thee jewels for thy chest,
And all thiss cost i spent on thee.

The gown was of the grassy green,
The sleeves of satin hanging by,
Which made thee be our harvest queen,
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

My greyest gelding i thee gave,
To ride wherever liked thee,
No lady ever was so brave,
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

My men clothed all in green,
And they did ever wait on thee,
All this was gallent to be seen,
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

For every morning when thou rose,
I sent thee danties orderly,
To cheer thry stomach from all woes,
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

Well, i will pray to god on high,
That thou my constancy may see,
And that yet once before i die,
Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.

Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
Go i pray to prosper thee,
For i am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.
Greensleeves