SILLY SWEETHEART

Silly Sweetheart, say not nay,

Come away:

All I tell is sweet and merry;

Soon rings evensong, and soon

Where was blossom hangs a berry;

Where was darkness shines a moon.

Prythee, Sweetheart, then I say,

Come, come away.

O away,

Come away:

Maids there are with cheeks like roses,

Thine are roses in the snow.

Fie, the lass whose dainty nose is

Tilted not as one I know.

Nought heeds she, Alackaday!

My, Come, come away.

O away,

Come away:

Honeycomb by bees made sweet is;

Dew on apple, bloom on plum;

Hearken, my heart's lightest beat is

Drumming, drumming; haste and come

Say not nay, then;

Make no stay, then;

Dance thy dainty foot and straying

Come, come away!