Greensleeves

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Greensleeves was all my joy,
Greensleeves was my delight.
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
and who but my lady Greensleeves?

Alas, my love, thou dost me wrong,
to cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved thee so long,
delighting in your company.

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I have been ready at thy hand,
to grant whatever you should crave.
I have both waged life and land,
thy love and good will for to have.

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Thou can'st desire no earthly thing
but still thou hast it readily.
Thy music still to play and sing,
and still thou wilst not love me!

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I brought the kerchiefs for thy head
that were wrought fine and gallantly.
I kept the both at board and bed,
which cost my purse plentifully.

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I bought thee petticoats of the best
the cloth so fine as fine might be.
I gave thee jewels for thy chest
and all of this cost I spent on thee.

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Thy gown was of the grassy green,
thy sleeves of satin hanging by.
Which made thee be our harvest queen,
and still thou wouldst not love me.

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

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My gayest gelding I gave to the,
to ride whenever liked thee.
No lady ever was so brave,
and yet thou wouldst not love me.

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For every morning when thou arose,
I sent thee dainties orderly.
To cheer thy stomach from all woes,
and yet thou wouldst not love me.

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Well I will pray to God on High,
that thou my constancy may see.
And once again before I die,
thou vouchsafe to love me.

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Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
God I pray to prosper thee.
For I am still thy love true,
come once again and love me.

Note: normally I end this song after the first three verses...