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R214136 2 a pleasant new Tune Willow, Willow A Pleasant New Tune the same tune Willow, Willow The Same Tune A poore Soule sate sighing, by a Sicamore Tree. / O Willow, willow, willow: LOw layde by my sorrow, begot by disdaine, / O Willow, Willow, VVillow, O Willow, willow, willow: / O Willow, willow, willow, / O Willow, willow, willow, / Sing O the greene Willow shall be my Garland. O VVillovv, VVillovv, Willow; / O VVillovv, &c. / Sing on the greene, &c. Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 54 1: 55 The Complaint of a Lover forsaken of his Love. The Complaint of a Lover forsaken of his Love. The Complaint of a Lover forsaken of his Love. Printer M.P. 1611-1611 Edward Wright

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A Poore Soule sate sighing, by a Sicamore Tree. O Willow, willow, willow: His hand on his bosome, his head on his knee, O Willow, willow, willow, O Willow, willow, willow, Sing O the greene Willow shall be my Garland. He sighd in his singing, and after each groane O Willow, willow, willow: Love to all pleasure, my true love is gone, O Willow, willow, willow, O Willow, willow, willow, Sing O the greene Willow shall be my Garland. Oh false she is turned, untrue she doth prove, O Willow, willow, willow: She renders me nothing but hate for my love. O Willow, willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. Oh pitty me (cride he) you Lovers each one, O Willow, etc. Her hearts hard as Marble, she rues not my moane, O Willow, willow, willow etc. Sing O the greene Willow, shall be my Garland.
The cold streames ran by him, his eyes wept apace, O willow, willow, willow: The salt teares fell from him, which drowned his face, O Willow, willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. The mute Birds sate by him, made tame by his moane, O Willow, etc. The salt teares fell from him, which softned the stone, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, Let no body blame me, her scornes I doe prove, O Willow, etc. She was borne to be false, and I dye for her love: O Willow, willow, etc. Sing O the greene willow shalbe my Garland. O that beauty should harbour, a heart thats so hard, O Willow, willow, etc. My true love rejecting, without all regard: O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. Let Love no more boast him, in Pallace or Bowre, O Willow, etc. For Women are trothlesse, and fleet in an houre: O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene, etc. But what helpes complaining, in vaine I complaine, O Willow, etc. I must patiently suffer, her scorne and disdaine: O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene, etc. Come all you forsaken, and sit downe by me, O Willow, etc. He that plaineth of his false love, mines falser then she: O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene, etc. The Willow wreath weare I, since my Love did fleet, O Willow, etc. A Garland for Lovers forsaken most meet: O Willow, Willow, etc. Sing o the greene Willow shall be my Garland.
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LOw layde by my sorrow, begot by disdaine, O Willow, Willow, Willow, Against her, too cruell, still still I complaine: O Willow, Willow, Willow; O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene, etc. O Love too injurious, to wound my poore heart, O Willow, etc. To suffer her triumph, and joy in my smart: O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene, etc. O Willow, Willow, Willow, the Willow Garland, O Willow, etc. A signe of her falsenesse, before me doth stand, O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene, etc. As heere lying payned, it stands in mine eye, O Willow, etc. So hang it (friends) ore me, in Grave where I lye: O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene, etc. In Grave when I rest me, hang this to the view, O Willow, etc. Of all that doe know her, to blaze her untrue: O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene, etc. With these words ingraven, as Epitaph meete, O Willow, etc. Heere lyes one drunke Poyson, for potion most sweete: O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene, etc.
Though she thus unkindly, have scorned my love, O Willow etc. And carelesly smiles at the sorrowes I prove, O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene Willow, etc. I cannot against her unkindly exclaime. Oh Willow, etc. Cause once well I lovde her, and honourde her name, O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene, etc. The name of her sounded, so sweet in mine eare, Oh Willow, etc. It raisde my heart lightly, the name of my deare: O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene, etc. As then twas my comfort, it now is my griefe, Oh Willow, etc. It now brings me anguish; then, brought me reliefe: O Willow, etc. Sing o the greene, etc. Farewel faire, false-hearted, plaints end with my breath Oh Willow, Willow, Willow, Thou dost loth me, I love thee, though cause of my death O Willow, Willow, Willow, O Willow, Willow, Willow; Sing O the greene Willow shall be my Garland.
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London, Printed by M.P. for Edward Wright at his Shop neere Christ Church gate.