Greensleeves

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There are many versions of the traditional lyrics of Greensleeves as a conventional lover's lament, often varying simply in the syllabic density.

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Versions of Greensleeves include:

Text

"A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Greensleeues" in A Handful of Pleasant Delights (1584; edition of 1878)

Music

"Green Sleeves and Pudding-Pies" in The Dancing Master (1686)
"Green Sleeves and Pudding Pyes" in The Compleat Country Dancing-Master

Text and music

"Green Sleeves" in The Ballad Literature and Popular Music of the Olden Time (1855)

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