Answer to the blue bonnet, &c/The Willow Tree

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3243287Answer to the blue bonnet, &c — The Willow Tree (O take me to your arms)

THE WILLOW TREE.

Oh, take me to your arms, my love,
For keen the wind doth blow;
O take me to your arms, my love,
For bitter is my woe.
She hears me not, she cares not,
Nor will she list to me;
And here I lie, in misery,
Beneath the willow tree.

My love has wealth and beauty,
The rich attend her door;
My love has wealth and beauty,
But I, alas! am poor.
The ribbon fair that bound her hair
Is all that's left to me;
And here I lie, in misery,
Beneath the willow tree.

I once had gold and silver,
I thought 'em without end;
I once had gold and silver,
I thought I had a friend;
My wealth is lost, my friend is false,
My love is stole from me;
And here I lie, in misery,
Beneath the willow tree.


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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