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11I sowed the seeds of love,I sow'd the seeds of love,
22It will blossom all in the spring,And I sow'd them in the spring;
33It will blossom in April,I gather'd them up in the morning so soon,
44in May, and in June,When small birds sweetly sing.
55When the small birds do sweetly sing.
66My garden was planted well
77My gard'ner was standing by,With flowers ev'ry where,
88I asked him to choose for me,But I had not the liberty to choose
99He chose me the lily, the violet and pink,The flow'r that I lov'd so dear.
1010Each of them I refused all three.
1111The gard'ner standing by,
1212The lily I did not like,I asked him to choose for me;
1313Because it does fade so soon,He chose the Violet, the Lily, the Pink,
1414The violet and pink I did both overlook,But these I refused all three.
1515And so now I must bide till June.
1616The Violet I did not like
1717In June there's a rosy bud,Because it fades so soon;
1818And it runs all over me,The Lily and Pink I did over think
1919Of times I've been kissed by those red rosy lips,And vow'd I would wait till June.
2020Till I gained the green willow tree.
2121In June is a red, red Rose;
2222The willow tree will twist,And that is the flow'r for me;
2323And the willow tree will twine,I'll pluck it and think that no Lily nor Pink
2424And I wish that I was in that young man's arms,Can match with the bud on that tree.
25That has stolen this heart of mine.

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