1. It was a lover and his lass
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
And a hey, noni, nonino.
That o’er the green cornfield did pass.
In springtime, in springtime,
In springtime, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding-a-ding-a-ding.
Hey ding-a-ding-a-ding, hey ding-a-ding-a-ding,
Sweet lovers love the spring.
2. Between the acres of the rye,
With a hey…
These pretty country folks would lie
In springtime…
3. This carol they began that hour,
With a hey…
How that life was but a flower.
In springtime…
4. And therefore take the present time,
With a hey…
For love is crowned with the prime.
In springtime…