Jazz Standard "Greensleeves"

Alas, my love, you do me wrong to cast me off discourteously
For I have loved you well and long, Delighting in your company

Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady greensleeves

Your vows you've broken, like my heart, oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart but my heart remains in captivity

Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady greensleeves

I have been ready at your hand to grant whatever you would crave
I have both wagered life and land, your love and good-will for to have

Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady greensleeves

If you intend thus to disdain, it does the more enrapture me
And even so, I still remain a lover in captivity

Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady greensleeves

My men were clothed all in green and they did ever wait on thee
All this was gallant to be seen and yet thou wouldst not love me

Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady greensleeves

Thou couldst desire no earthly thing, but still thou hadst it readily
Thy music still to play and sing and yet thou wouldst not love me

Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady greensleeves

Well, I will pray to God on high, that thou my constancy mayst see
And that yet once before I die, thou wilt vouchsafe to love me

Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady greensleeves

Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu, to God I pray to prosper thee
For I am still thy lover true, come once again and love me

Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady greensleeves