The Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics/Book 1/Poem 7

by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

For other versions of this work, see Under the Greenwood Tree (Shakespeare).

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Under the greenwood tree
Who loves to lie with me,
And tune his merry note
Unto the sweet bird’s throat—
Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Here shall we see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather.

Who doth ambition shun
And loves to live i’ the sun,
Seeking the food he eats
And pleased with what he gets—
Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather.
W. Shakespeare