[Verse 1] There was a king lived in the east Green the wood grows early He loved a lady in the west Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 2] The king of Fairy with his dart Green the wood grows early As pierced the lady to the heart Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 3] The king is to the wildwood gone Green the wood grows early Til he with hair is overgrown Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 4] When he had sat for seven years Green the wood grows early A company to him drew near Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 5] Some did ride and some did run Green the wood grows early He spied his lady, them among Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 6] And after them the king has gone Green the wood grows early But when he came, twas a grey stone Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 7] Then he sat em down, for woe Green the wood grows early And took out his pipes to play Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 8] The king did enter in the hall Green the wood grows early And there he stood among them all Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 9] And first he played the notes of noy Green the wood grow early And then he played the notes of joy Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 10] And then he played a merry reel Green the wood grows early That might have made a sick heart heal Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 11] The king of Fairy then did say Green the wood grows early What shall we give thee for that play Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 12] For my play I will thee tell Green the wood grows early Ill have MLady Isabelle Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 13] You take your lady and go home Green the wood grows early And youll be king oer all your own Where the hart runs yearly [Verse 14] He took his lady and went home Green the wood grows early And he was king oer all his own Where the hart runs yearly
yearly, hart, grows, wood, early