The Willow Song
Words & Music:
Traditional English
Em
B7 Em
G D7
G
Em
A poor soul sat sighing by a
sycamore tree; sing oh, the green willow.
Em G D7
G
Am
B7
With his hand on his bosom,
and his head upon his knee.
CHORUS:
E7 A
D
Em
Sing willow, willow, willow,
willow.
B7
E
Em B7 Em
Sing willow, willow, willow,
willow; my garland shall be.
G D7 G
D7 G
Sing, oh, the green willow,
willow, willow, willow.
C G B7 Em
Am B7 Em
Sing, oh, the green willow my
garland shall be.
He sighed in his singing and
made a great moan; sing oh, the green willow.
I am dead to all pleasure, my
true love is gone.
CHORUS:
The mute bird sat by him, was
made tame by his moans; sing oh, the green willow.
The true tears fell from him
would have melted the stones.
CHORUS:
Come all you forsaken and
mourn you with me; sing oh, the green willow.
Who speaks of false love,
mineÕs falser than she.
CHORUS:
Let Love no more boast her in
palace nor bower, sing oh, the green willow.
It buds, but it blasteth, ere
it be a flower.
CHORUS:
Thou fair and more false, I
died with thy wound; sing oh, the green willow.
Thou hast lost the truest
lover that goes upon the ground.
CHORUS:
Let nobody chide her, her
frowns I approve; sing oh, the green willow.
She was born to be false and I
to die of love.
CHORUS:
Take this for my farewell and
latest adieu; sing oh, the green willow.
Write this on my tomb, that in
love I was true.
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