Greensleeves
Pat O'Connorly and His Orchestra Lyrics

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
Oh, my dear love, you are treating me unfairly,

To cast me off discourteously.
By rejecting me impolitely.

For I have loved you well and long,
Since a long time, I have loved you completely.

Delighting in your company.
I found happiness in spending time with you.

Greensleeves was all my joy
I found all my happiness in Greensleeves.

Greensleeves was my delight,
I found absolute pleasure in Greensleeves.

Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
Greensleeves was my valuable possession.

And who but my lady greensleeves.
Only you, my lady Greensleeves.

Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
You have betrayed me by breaking your promises, just like you broke my heart.

Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Why did you captivate me in the first place?

Now I remain in a world apart
I am living in a completely different world now.

But my heart remains in captivity.
However, my heart is still trapped and held captive.

I have been ready at your hand,
I have always been there for you and ready to do everything for you.

To grant whatever you would crave,
I was willing to fulfil all your wishes.

I have both wagered life and land,
I even risked my life and bet my land.

Your love and good-will for to have.
All for the sake of receiving your love and kindness.

If you intend thus to disdain,
If you intend to treat me with disrespect,

It does the more enrapture me,
It makes me even more devoted to you.

And even so, I still remain
Despite all this, I still remain

A lover in captivity.
A lover who's heart is held captive.

My men were clothed all in green,
My men were dressed in green attire,

And they did ever wait on thee;
And they always served you;

All this was gallant to be seen,
All of this was a grand sight to behold.

And yet thou wouldst not love me.
And yet, you still refused to love me.

Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
You had no materialistic desires,

but still thou hadst it readily.
But you could easily get it.

Thy music still to play and sing;
You still had musical talents to showcase;

And yet thou wouldst not love me.
Yet you didn't show any love towards me.

Well, I will pray to God on high,
Well then, I'll pray to God above,

That thou my constancy mayst see,
So that you may see my loyalty,

And that yet once before I die,
And that just one more time before I pass away,

Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.
You will be kind enough to love me.

Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
Goodbye, Greensleeves,

To God I pray to prosper thee,
I pray to God to bless and prosper you,

For I am still thy lover true,
For I am still your true lover,

Come once again and love me.
Please come back and love me again.