| It seems, my love, you do me wrong
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| You fooled me with your cunning wild
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| And I have loved you for oh, so long
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| Enchanted by your boyish smile
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| Green sleeves stirred my heart anew
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| Green sleeves caught my eye of blue
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| Green sleeves put my soul at ease
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| So I gave my love to sweet green sleeves
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| I offered you my gentle hand
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| For you to take with man’s desire
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| A gift of both my life and land
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| I risked it all on truth or lie
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| Green sleeves stirred my heart anew
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| Green sleeves caught my eye of blue
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| Green sleeves put my soul at ease
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| So I gave my love to sweet green sleeves
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| Life set you up, and it took you down
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| It broke you with humility
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| When your feet, they touch the ground
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| You cried that you no longer loved me
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| Green sleeves stirred my heart anew
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| Green sleeves caught my eye of blue
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| Green sleeves put my soul at ease
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| So I gave my love to sweet green sleeves
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| Green sleeves now you say goodbye
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| I pray you find the love you crave
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| I’ll forever believe a lie
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| Your love will last to my grave
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| Green sleeves stirred my heart anew
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| Green sleeves caught my eye of blue
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| Green sleeves put my soul at ease
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| So I gave my love to sweet green sleeves |