Willow, willow, willow, sing all of green willow,
Sing all of green willow shall be my garland.
1.
My love, what misliking in me do you find
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That on such a sudden you alter your mind?
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What cause doth compel you so fickle to be
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In heart which you plighted most loyal to me?
(Willow, willow, willow, willow)
I faithfully fixèd my faith to remain
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In hope; I, as constant, should find you again.
(Sing willow, willow, willow)
But perjured as Jason, you faithless I find,
Which makes me, unwilling, to utter my mind.
Willow, willow, willow, sing all of green willow,
Sing all of green willow shall be my garland.
2.
Your beauty brave-deckèd, with shows gallant-gay
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Allured my fancy, I could not say nay.
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Your phrases fine-filèd did force me agree
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In hope as you promised you loyal would be.
(Willow, willow, willow, willow)
But now you be frisking, you list not abide,
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Your vow most unconstant and faithless is tried.
(Sing willow, willow, willow)
Your words are uncertain, not trusty you stand,
Which makes me to wear the willow garland.
Willow, willow, willow, sing all of green willow,
Sing all of green willow shall be my garland.
3.
Hath light of love lulled you so soft in her lap?
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Hath fancy provoked you? Did love you intrap?
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That now you be flurting and will not abide
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To me which most trusty in time should have tried?
(Willow, willow, willow, willow)
Is modest demeanure thus turned to untrust?
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Are faith and troth fixèd approved unjust?
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Are you she which constant forever would stand,
And yet will you give me the willow garland?
Willow, willow, willow, sing all of green willow,
Sing all of green willow shall be my garland.
4.
What motion hath moved you to mask in delight?
(Sing all of green willow)
What toy have you taken? Why seem you to spight
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Your love which was ready for ay to indure
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According to promise most constant and sure?
(Willow, willow, willow, willow)
What gallant you conquered, what youth moved your mind
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To leave your old lover, and be so unkind
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To him, which you plighted both faith, troth, and hand
Forever – yet gives me the willow garland?
Willow, willow, willow, sing all of green willow.
Sing all of green willow shall be my garland.
5.
Hath wealth you allurèd, the which I do want?
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Hath pleasant devises compelled you recant?
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Hath feature forced you your words to deny?
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Or is it your fashion to cog and to lie?
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What, are your sweet smiles quite turned into lowers?
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Or is it your order to change them by hours?
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What, have you sufficient, think you, in your hand
To pay for the making of my willow garland?
Willow, willow, willow, sing all of green willow.
Sing all of green willow shall be my garland.
6.
Farewell then, most fickle, untrue, and unjust!
(Sing all of green willow)
Thy deeds are ill dealings, in thee is no trust!
(Willow, willow, willow, willow)
Thy vows are uncertain, thy words are but wind.
(Willow, willow, willow, willow)
God grant thy new lover more trusty thee find.
(Willow, willow, willow, willow)
Be warned then, gallants, by proof I unfold:
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Maids’ love is uncertain, soon hot and soon cold.
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They turn as the reed, not trusty they stand,
Which makes me to wear the willow garland.
Willow, willow, willow, sing all of green willow,
Sing all of green willow shall be my garland.