Greensleeves
Celtic Lassies Lyrics

Alas my love, ye do me wrong,
Oh my beloved, you have treated me unfairly,

to cast me off discourteously:
by rejecting me in a rude manner:

And I have loved you so long
And yet I have loved you for so long,

Delighting in your companie.
enjoying your company.

Greensleeves was all my joy
I found nothing but joy in the green sleeves,

Greensleeves was my delight,
Those green sleeves gave me great pleasure,

Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
Those green sleeves were my most precious possession,

And who but my lady greensleeves.
And who else but my lady with the green sleeves.

Thy smock of silk, both faire and white,
Your silk dress, so beautiful and white,

with gold embrodered gorgeously:
embroidered with golden threads so wonderfully:

Thy peticote of Sendall right:
And your satin underskirt so fine:

and thus I bought thee gladly.
I bought these for you with great pleasure.

I bought three kerchers to thy head,
I also bought you three headscarves,

that were wrought fine and gallantly:
which were beautifully made and adorned:

I kept thee both boord and bed,
I provided for you both board and bed,

Which cost my purse wel favouredly.
Which I paid for willingly from my purse.

I have been readie at your hand,
I have always been ready to do your bidding,

to grant what ever you would crave.
to fulfill any of your wishes.

I have both waged life and land,
I have risked my life and my land,

your love and good will for to have.
to earn your love and goodwill.

Greensleeves was all my joy
Again, I reiterate that the green sleeves were my only source of happiness,

Greensleeves was my delight,
Those green sleeves were the only thing that made me truly happy,

Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
Those green sleeves were what I held most dear,

And who but my lady greensleeves.
And who else but you, my lady with the green sleeves.