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O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour.
O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"But what helps complaining? In vain I complain: O willow, willow, willow!
I must patiently suffer her scorn and disdain.
O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"Come, all you forsaken, and sit down by me, O willow, willow, willow!
He that plains of his false love, mine's falser than she.
O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"The willow wreath wear I, since my love did fleet; O willow, willow, willow!
A garland for lovers forsaken most meet.
O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and."
PART THE SECOND.
"Low laid by my sorrow, begot by disdain; O willow, willow, willow!
Against her too cruel, still still I complain, O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and!
"O love too injurious, to wound my poor heart!
O willow, willow, willow!
To suffer the triumph, and joy in my smart: O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"O willow, willow, willow! the willow garl-and, O willow, willow, willow!
A sign of her falseness before me doth stand: O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"As here it doth bid to despair and to die, O willow, willow, willow!
So hang it, friends, o'er me in grave where I lie: O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"In grave where I rest me, hang this to the view, O willow, willow, willow!
Of all that do know her, to blaze her untrue.
O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"With these words engraven, as epitaph meet, O willow, willow, willow!
'Here lies one drank poison for potion most sweet,'
O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"Though she thus unkindly hath scorn-ed my love, O willow, willow, willow!
And carelessly smiles at the sorrows I prove; O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"I cannot against her unkindly exclaim, O willow, willow, willow!
'Cause once well I loved her, and honoured her name: O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"The name of her sounded so sweet in mine ear, O willow, willow, willow!
It raised my heart lightly, the name of my dear; O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"As then 'twas my comfort, it now is my grief; O willow, willow, willow!
It now brings me anguish; then brought me relief.
O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
"Farewell, fair false-hearted: plaints end with my breath!
O willow, willow, willow!
Thou dost loathe me, I love thee, though cause of my death.
O willow, willow, willow!
O willow, willow, willow!
Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and."
THE LITTLE WEE MAN.
As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
