Intro :
Alas, my love , you do me wrong,
To ca st me off discourteo usly.
For I have loved you we ll and lo ng,
Del ighting in y our compa ny.
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G reensleeves was all my joy ,
G reensleeves was my deligh t
G reensleeves was my he art of gold,
And who but my lady gr eensleeves.
Your vows you've brok en, li ke my hea rt,
Oh, wh y did you so enrap ture me ?
Now I rema in in a wo rld apart
But my h eart remai ns in captivit y.
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I have been read y at your hand,
To gra nt whatever you would crave ,
I have both w agered life a nd land,
Your l ove and good-will for to have .
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Well, I will pray to G od on high,
That t hou my constancy mayst se e,
And th at yet on ce befo re I di e,
Thou w ilt vouchsafe to love me.
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If you intend thus to disdain,
It does the more enrapture me,
And even so, I still remain
A lover in captivity.
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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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Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
But still thou hadst it readily.
Thy music still to play and sing;
And yet thou wouldst not love me.
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Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
To God I pray to prosper thee,
For I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.