It was a lover and his lass learning verses

Verse 1

It was a lover and his lass…

Verse 2

Between the acres of rye…

Verse 3

This carol they began that hour…

Verse 4

And therefore take the present time…

It was a lover and his lass,…

That o’er the green corn field did pass in the spring time

Between the acres of the rye,…

These pretty country folks would lie

This carol they began that hour,…

How that life was but a flow’s in the spring time

And therefore take the present time,…

For love is cowned with the prime in the spring time