All Around My Hat
Status Quo Feat Maddy Prior Lyrics


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All around my hat
I will wear the green willow
And all around my hat
For a twelwe month and a day
And if anyone should ask me
The reason why I'm wearing it
It's all for my true love
Who's far far away

Fare the well cold winter
And fare the well cold frost
But nothing have I gain
But my own true love I've lost
I'll sing and I'll be merry
When occasion I do see
She's a false deluded young girl
Let here go farewell she

And all around my hat
I will wear the green willow
And all around my hat
For a twelwe month and a day
And if anyone should ask me
The reason why I'm wearing it
It's all for my true love
Who's far far away

The other night she brought me
A fine diamond ring but,
She tought to have deprive me
Of a far better thing
But I being careful
As lovers ought to be
She's a false deluded young girl
Let her go farewell she

And all around my hat
I will wear the green willow
And all around my hat
For a twelwe month and a day
And if anyone should ask me
The reason why I'm wearing it
It's all for my true love
Who's far far away

All around my hat
I will wear the green willow
And all around my hat
For a twelwe month and a day
And if anyone should ask me
The reason why I'm wearing it




It's all for my true love
Who's far far away

Overall Meaning

The song "All Around My Hat" by Status Quo feat. Maddy Prior is a traditional English folk song that is about lost love and heartbreak. The singer wears a green willow around their hat for a year and a day to mourn their true love who is far away. The song is also written as a warning to others about the false and deceptive nature of love, as the singer's lover tries to take away something that is very important to them. This lyrical narrative is set against a backdrop of winter weather with the singer saying farewell to the cold winter and frost, but lamenting that despite the changing seasons, their love remains lost.


The lyrics put forth interesting ideas such as the significance of a green willow and its symbolic reference to mourning, a diamond ring being seen as an inferior token compared to the "far better thing" that has been lost, and the idea that love can be deceitful and disappointing. The singer seems to have learned a valuable lesson about love and relationships, warning others not to be taken in by false love. The emotional pain and regret that comes with the loss of a true love is something that many can relate to, and the simple yet powerful lyrics capture this experience quite well.


Line by Line Meaning

All around my hat
I will wear a green willow wreath around my hat


I will wear the green willow
I will wear a wreath made of green willow branches


And all around my hat
The wreath will encircle my hat


For a twelwe month and a day
I'll wear it for exactly twelve months and one day


And if anyone should ask me
If anyone inquires


The reason why I'm wearing it
The reason for my wearing of the wreath


It's all for my true love
It's a tribute to my lover


Who's far far away
Who is distant from me


Fare the well cold winter
Goodbye to chilly winter weather


And fare the well cold frost
Goodbye also to frosty conditions


But nothing have I gain
I haven't gained anything


But my own true love I've lost
I've lost my true love


I'll sing and I'll be merry
Despite this, I'll still be joyful


When occasion I do see
Whenever a social event arises


She's a false deluded young girl
My previous lover is misguided and false


Let here go farewell she
I bid farewell to her and let her depart


The other night she brought me
Recently, she gave me a present


A fine diamond ring but,
It was a nice diamond ring, but


She tought to have deprive me
She intended to cheat me of something better


Of a far better thing
A superior gift than a diamond ring


But I being careful
But because I'm careful


As lovers ought to be
Just as lovers should be


All around my hat
Once again, I wear a green willow wreath around my hat


I will wear the green willow
The wreath atop my hat is made of green willow


And all around my hat
It encircles my hat once more


For a twelwe month and a day
Just as I promised, I'll wear it for twelve months and a day


And if anyone should ask me
In the event that anyone asks me


The reason why I'm wearing it
Why I'm still wearing the wreath


It's all for my true love
I wear it solely for my beloved


Who's far far away
No matter how far away they are




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: J BAIRD, PD TRADITIONAL

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Comments from YouTube:

rufus566

Love Maddy Prior! She is such fun yet so much class!

Tony Toole

Indeed. Great songs are worth hearing from all sorts of people in all sorts of ways. We've been running a folk club for over 30 years and expect change and different versions of all music. We gently ignore people who disparage in this way.

Akymma

One of my all time favourite songs of Status Quo, always cheers me up when I'm gloomy :D

MarkVL

Francis and Maddy voices blend so well together; i love it!

Claudio Fonzi - Renaissance Discos

INACREDITÁÁÁÁÁÁVEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jamais ouvi falar desse encontro!!

Fantástico!! Nossa querida Maddy Prior e sua alegria esfuziante com uma das maiores bandas de rock´n roll da história!!!

Mamede Ferreira Neto

parece uma musica careta...entretanto observo que a multidão parece satisfeita!

DunardNZ

Go Maddy! Go Quo! This song rocks and so do they. Thanks for posting this and digging up some memories.

rick2112rkrk

Love this version!!

FC Amsterdam

What a great combination. Never heard this before and yes I know the original !!

well1958

The more I listen to this the more I like it. Maddy Prior looks to be having a ball.

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