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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rosalind McAllister
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
McCoy Tyner
Songwriter
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Alas, my love, you do me wrong
To cast me off discourteously
For I have loved you so long
Delighting in your company
[Verse 2]
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my lady Greensleeves
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
Greensleeves was all my joy
Oh, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my lady Greensleeves
[Verse 5]
Greensleeves was all my joy
Oh, Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my lady Greensleeves
Written by: McCoy Tyner, Trad.(p.d)