The Elfin Knight (Child 2G) lyrics
by Traditional
"Can you make me a cambrick shirt,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Without any seam or needle work?
And you shall be a true lover of mine
"Can you wash it in yonder well,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Where never sprung water nor rain ever fell?
And you shall be a true lover of mine
"Can you dry it on yonder thorn,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Which never bore blossom since Adam was born?
And you shall be a true lover of mine
"Now you have askd me questions three,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
I hope you'll answer as many for me.
And you shall be a true lover of mine
"Can you find me an acre of land
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Between the salt water and the sea sand?
And you shall be a true lover of mine
"Can you plow it with a ram’s horn,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
And sow it all over with one pepper corn?
And you shall be a true lover of mine
"Can you reap it with a sickle of leather,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
And bind it up with a peac*ck's feather?
And you shall be a true lover of mine
"When you have done, and finishd your work,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Then come to me for your cambrick shirt."
And you shall be a true lover of mine