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"Oh, love is good," the lady quoth,
"When berries ripe and sweet,
From every bush and weighted vine
Are crying, 'Take and eat'."
"When berries ripe and sweet,
From every bush and weighted vine
Are crying, 'Take and eat'."
"But what is best when winter comes
Is gold and silver bright;
Go bring me home the nut-brown maid
And leave the lily-white."
Is gold and silver bright;
Go bring me home the nut-brown maid
And leave the lily-white."
He sent his criers through the land
To cry his wedding day,
But bade them at Fair London's road
To turn the other way.
To cry his wedding day,
But bade them at Fair London's road
To turn the other way.
His bridal day dawned white and fair,
His heart held night within;
He heard its anguished beats above
The jocund wedding din.
His heart held night within;
He heard its anguished beats above
The jocund wedding din.
The Brown Girl came to him as might
A queen to take her crown;
With gems her fingers flamed and flared;
Her robe was weighted down
A queen to take her crown;
With gems her fingers flamed and flared;
Her robe was weighted down
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