"Lowe lay'd by my sorrow, begot by disdaine, _O willow, willow, willow!_ Against her too cruell, still, still I complaine. _O willow, willow, willow!_ _O willow, willow, willow!_ 5 _Sing, O the greene willow shall be my garland!_ "O love too injurious, to wound my poore heart, _O willow, &c._ To suffer the triumph, and joy in my smart! _O willow, &c._ 10 _Sing, O the greene willow, &c._ "O willow, willow, willow! the willow garl[a']nd, _O willow, &c._ A sign of her falsenesse before me doth stand. _O willow, &c._ 15 _Sing, O the greene willow shall be my garland._ "As here it doth bid to despair and to dye, _O willow, &c._ So hang it, friends, ore me in grave where I lye. _O willow, &c._ 20 _Sing, O the greene willow, &c._ "In grave where I rest mee, hang this to the view, _O willow, &c._ Of all that doe knowe her, to blaze her untrue. _O willow, &c._ 25 _Sing, O the greene willow, &c._ "With these words engraven, as epitaph meet, _O willow, &c._ 'Here lyes one, drank poyson for potion most sweet.' _O willow, &c._ 30 _Sing, O the greene willow, &c._ "Though she thus unkindly hath scorned my love, _O willow, &c._ And carelesly smiles at the sorrowes I prove; _O willow, &c._ 35 _Sing, O the greene willow, &c._ "I cannot against her unkindly exclaim, _O willow, &c._ Cause once well I loved her, and honoured her name. _O willow, &c._ 40 _Sing, O the greene willow shall be my garland._ "The name of her sounded so sweete in mine eare, _O willow, &c._ It rays'd my heart lightly, the name of my deare; _O willow, &c._ 45 _Sing, O the greene willow, &c._ "As then 'twas my comfort, it now is my griefe; _O willow, &c._ It now brings me anguish; then brought me reliefe. _O willow, &c._ 50 _Sing, O the greene willow, &c._ "Farewell, faire false hearted, plaints end with my breath! _O willow, willow, willow!_ Thou dost loath me, I love thee, though cause of my death. _O willow, willow, willow!_ 55 _O willow, willow, willow!_ _Sing, O the greene willow shall be my garland._" GREENSLEEVES. From _A Handefull of Pleasant Delites_, &c., London, 1584, as reprinted in Park's _Heliconia_, vol. ii. p. 23. It is there entitled _A New Courtly Sonet of the Lady Greensleeves. To the new Tune of Greensleeves_.