A poor soul sat sighing under a sycamore tree;

"O willow,willow,willow!"

With his hand on his bosom,his head on his knee:

"O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and."

He sighed in his singing,and after each groan,"Come willow,willow,willow!

I am dead to all pleasure,my true-love is gone;

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"My love she is turned;untrue she doth prove:

O willow,willow,willow!

She renders me nothing but hate for my love.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"O pity me,"cried he,"ye lovers,each one;

O willow,willow,willow!

Her heart's hard as marble;she rues not my moan.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and."

The cold streams ran by him,his eyes wept apace;

"O willow,willow,willow!"

The salt tears fell from him,which drown-ed his face:

"O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and."

The mute birds sat by him,made tame by his moans:

"O willow,willow,willow!"

The salt tears fell from him,which softened the stones.

"O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"Let nobody blame me,her scorns I do prove;

O willow,willow,willow!

She was born to be fair;I,to die for her love.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"O that beauty should harbour a heart that's so hard!

Sing willow,willow,willow!

My true love rejecting without all regard.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"Let love no more boast him in palace or bower;

O willow,willow,willow!

For women are trothless,and fleet in an hour.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"But what helps complaining?In vain I complain:

O willow,willow,willow!

I must patiently suffer her scorn and disdain.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"Come,all you forsaken,and sit down by me,O willow,willow,willow!

He that plains of his false love,mine's falser than she.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"The willow wreath wear I,since my love did fleet;

O willow,willow,willow!

A garland for lovers forsaken most meet.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and."

PART THE SECOND.

"Low laid by my sorrow,begot by disdain;

O willow,willow,willow!

Against her too cruel,still still I complain,O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and!

"O love too injurious,to wound my poor heart!

O willow,willow,willow!

To suffer the triumph,and joy in my smart:

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"O willow,willow,willow!the willow garl-and,O willow,willow,willow!

A sign of her falseness before me doth stand:

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"As here it doth bid to despair and to die,O willow,willow,willow!

So hang it,friends,o'er me in grave where I lie:

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"In grave where I rest me,hang this to the view,O willow,willow,willow!

Of all that do know her,to blaze her untrue.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"With these words engraven,as epitaph meet,O willow,willow,willow!

'Here lies one drank poison for potion most sweet,'

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"Though she thus unkindly hath scorn-ed my love,O willow,willow,willow!

And carelessly smiles at the sorrows I prove;

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"I cannot against her unkindly exclaim,O willow,willow,willow!

'Cause once well I loved her,and honoured her name:

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"The name of her sounded so sweet in mine ear,O willow,willow,willow!

It raised my heart lightly,the name of my dear;

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"As then 'twas my comfort,it now is my grief;

O willow,willow,willow!

It now brings me anguish;then brought me relief.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and.

"Farewell,fair false-hearted:plaints end with my breath!

O willow,willow,willow!

Thou dost loathe me,I love thee,though cause of my death.

O willow,willow,willow!

O willow,willow,willow!

Sing,O the green willow shall be my garl-and."