Lyrics Padstow - Steeleye Span

Padstow

Unite and unite, and let us all unite
For summer is a-coming today
And whither we are going we all will unite
In the merry morning of May
The young men of Padstow, they might if they would
For summer is a-coming today
They might have built a ship and gilded it with gold
In the merry morning of May
The young women of Padstow, they might if they would
For summer is a-coming today
They might have built a garland with the white rose and the red
In the merry morning of May
Rise up, Mrs. Johnson, all in your gown of green
For summer is a-coming today
You are as fine a lady as waits upon the queen
In the merry morning of May
Oh, where is King George?
Oh, where is he-O?
He’s out in his longboat, all on the salt sea-O
Up flies the kite, down falls the lark-O
Aunt Ursula Birdwood, she had an old ewe
And she died in her own park-O
With the merry ring and with the joyful spring
For summer is a-coming today
How happy are the little birds and the merrier we shall sing
In the merry morning of May
Oh, where are the young men that now do advance?
For summer is a-coming today
Oh, some they are in England and some they are in France
In the merry morning of May