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june tabor & oysterband - the leaves of life lyrics

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[verse 1]
all under the leaves and the leaves of life
i met with virgins seven
and one of them was mary mild
our lord’s best mother in heaven

[verse 2]
o what are you seeking, you seven pretty maids
all under the leaves of life?
we are seeking for no leaves, thomas
but for a friend of thine

[verse 3]
go down, go down into yonder town
and sit in the gallery
and there you’ll see sweet jesus christ
nailed to a big yew tree

[verse 4]
so down they went into yondеr town
as fast as foot could fall
and many a bitter and a grievous tear
from thеm virgins’ eyes did fall

[verse 5]
“o peace mother, o peace mother
your weeping does me grieve
i will suffer this,” he said
“for adam and for eve”
[verse 6]
“how can i my weeping leave
my sorrows undergo
when i see my own true son to die
and sons i have no more?”

[verse 7]
he laid his head on his right shoulder
death has struck him nigh
“the holy ghost be with your soul
sweet mother, now i die”

[verse 8]
o the rose, the gentle rose
the fennel it grows so strong
amen, dear lord, your charity
is the ending of my song

- june tabor oysterband lyrics

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