May Day Carol



I've been a-wandering all the night

And the best part of the day

Now I'm returning home again

I bring you a branch of May



A branch of May, my love, I say

Here at your door I stand

It's nothing but a sprout, but it's well budded out

By the work of the Lord's own hand



Take a bible in your hand

And read a chapter through

And when the day of judgment comes

The Lord will think of you



In my pocket I've got a purse

Tied up with a silver string

All that I do need is a bit of silver

To line it well within



My song is done and I must be gone

I can no longer stay

God bless you all both great and small

And send you a joyful May



@seasonal @ritual @religion @plant

recorded by Jean Ritchie on "Carols for all Seasons"

and by Edna Ritchie on Folk Legacy

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