Wild Mountain Thyme
Glenn Frey Lyrics


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O the summer time has come
And the trees are sweetly bloomin'
And the wild mountain thyme
Grows around the bloomin' heather
Will ye go lassie go?

And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the bloomin' heather
Will ye go lassie go?


I will build my love a bower
By a cool crystal fountain
And around it I will pile
All the wild flowers from the mountain
Will ye go lassie go?

And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the bloomin' heather
Will ye go lassie go?

If my true love should not come
Then I'll surely find another
To pull wild mountain mountain thyme
All around the bloomin' heather
Will ye go lassie go

And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the bloomin' heather
Will ye go lassie go?

And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme




All around the bloomin' heather
Will ye go lassie go?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Glenn Frey's "Wild Mountain Thyme" evoke images of the beauty of nature during summer time. The opening lines describe the arrival of summer, as trees bloom and wild thyme grows around the heather. The refrain is a call to a lassie to go and pull wild mountain thyme with the singer and others.


The second verse intensifies the romantic theme, with the singer building a bower for his love by a tranquil fountain, adorned with wild flowers picked from the mountain. The chorus is repeated, with the singer again imploring the lassie to go with him to pull wild mountain thyme.


The final verse underlines the uncertain nature of the singer's romantic prospects, as he muses that if his true love does not come, he will find another to pull wild mountain thyme. Ultimately, the song is a paean to the beauty of nature and the potential for love and romance within it.


Line by Line Meaning

O the summer time has come
The season of summer has arrived


And the trees are sweetly bloomin'
The trees are beautifully blossoming


And the wild mountain thyme
Wild thyme growing in the mountains


Grows around the bloomin' heather
The thyme is growing near the flowering heather plants


Will ye go lassie go?
Will you come along, young woman?


And we'll all go together
Everyone will join and come along


To pull wild mountain thyme
To gather thyme from the mountains


All around the bloomin' heather
The group will gather thyme from the area near the blooming heather


Will ye go lassie go?
Will you come along, young woman?


I will build my love a bower
I will construct a shelter for my love


By a cool crystal fountain
Near a refreshing, clear water source


And around it I will pile
I will gather together and place around it


All the wild flowers from the mountain
All the mountain wildflowers will be collected and placed around the bower


Will ye go lassie go?
Will you come along, young woman?


And we'll all go together
Everyone will join and come along


To pull wild mountain thyme
To gather thyme from the mountains


All around the bloomin' heather
The group will gather thyme from the area near the blooming heather


Will ye go lassie go?
Will you come along, young woman?


If my true love should not come
In case my real love doesn't show up


Then I'll surely find another
I will definitely find another person


To pull wild mountain mountain thyme
To gather thyme from the mountains


All around the bloomin' heather
The group will gather thyme from the area near the blooming heather


Will ye go lassie go
Will you come along, young woman?


And we'll all go together
Everyone will join and come along


To pull wild mountain thyme
To gather thyme from the mountains


All around the bloomin' heather
The group will gather thyme from the area near the blooming heather


Will ye go lassie go?
Will you come along, young woman?




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Written by: BERT JANSCH

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