Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat Lyrics
[Chorus]All around my hat,I will wear the green willowAll around my hat,For a twelvemonth and a dayAnd if anyone should ask me the reason why I'm wearing it,It's all for my true love,Who is far, far awayFare thee well, cold winterAnd fare thee well, cold frostNothing have I gained,But my own true love I've lostI'll sing and I'll be merryWhen occasion I do see,He's a false, deluding young man,Let him go, farewell he, and...[Chorus]The other night he brought meA fine diamond ring, but heThought to have deprive meOf a far better thing!But I being careful,Like lovers ought to be,He's a false, deluding young manLet him go, farewell he, and...[Chorus]With a quarter pound of reason,And a half a pound of sense,A small spring of time,And as much of prudence,You mix them all together,And you will plainly seeHe's a false deluding young manLet him go, farewell he, and...[Chorus]