I like your boy said Caroline to Jane You must know why for it's the first of May Let's go dancing on the green Fair girls one to seventeen
Dance 'round the Maypole Dance 'round the Maypole Over the green fields And down to the hay Lift up your hearts And dance 'round the Maypole Run to your true love And dance all the day
Sir my friend too is a handsome cavalier You and I will escort her to the fair Bluebells 'round the cherry tree This girl gave them all to me
Dance 'round the Maypole Dance 'round the Maypole Over the green fields And down to the hay Lift up your hearts And dance 'round the Maypole Run to your true love And dance all the day
One minute seemed to be right When she expressed her delight At finding sixpence in her shoe How can you romance apart When gaze on out to the start Well there's a shadow chasing you
This young girl threw her cares into a well Now I've learned for the time has rang the bell No more dancing on the green Since I've found another scene
Dance 'round the Maypole Dance 'round the Maypole Over the green fields And down to the hay Lift up your hearts And dance 'round the Maypole Run to your true love And dance all the day
Dance 'round the Maypole Dance 'round the Maypole Over the green fields And down to the hay Lift up your hearts And dance 'round the Maypole Run to your true love And dance all the day