Green Grows The Laurel Lyrics - Singles - Cara Dillon

Green grows the laurel, soft falls the dew 

Sorry was I love when parting from you 

But at our next meeting I hope you'll prove true 

And we'll join the green laurel and the violet so blue 

I once had a sweetheart but now I have none 

He's gone and he's left me to weep and to mourn 

He's gone and he's left me for others to see 

I'll soon find another far better than he 

He passes my window both early and late 

And the looks that he gives me would make my heart break 

The looks that he gives me a thousand would kill 

Though hates and detests me I love that lad still 

I wrote him a letter in red rosy lines 

He wrote back an answer all twisted and twined 

Saying keep your love letters and I'll keep mine 

You write to your love and I'll write to mine 

Now often I wonder why maidens love men 

And often I wonder why young men love them 

But from my own knowledge I will have you know 

The men are deceivers wherever they go 

Green grows the laurel, soft falls the dew 

Sorry was I love when parting from you 

But at our next meeting I hope you'll prove true 

And we'll join the green laurel and the violet so blue