Summerisle (The Maypole Song) lyrics

Song information

Artist: Mediaeval Baebes
Album: Undrentide

Lyrics

In the woods there grew a tree
A fine, fine tree was he

On that tree there was a limb
And on that limb there was a branch
On that branch there was a nest
And in that nest there was an egg
In that egg there was a bird
And from that bird a feather came
Of that feather was a bed

On that bed there was a girl
And on that girl there was a man
From that man there was a seed
And from that seed there was a boy
From that boy there was a man
And for that man there was a grave
From that grave there grew a tree

In sumerisle, sumerisle, sumerisle, sumerisle, sumerisle

On that tree there was a limb
And on that limb there was a branch
On that branch there was a nest
And in that nest there was an egg
In that egg there was a bird
And from that bird a feather came
Of that feather was a bed

In sumerisle, sumerisle, sumerisle, sumerisle, sumerisle

On that bed there was a girl (sumerisle, sumerisle)
And on that girl there was a man (sumerisle, sumerisle)
From that man there was a seed (sumerisle, sumerisle)
And from that seed there was a boy (sumerisle, sumerisle)
From that boy there was a man (sumerisle, sumerisle)
And for that man there was a grave
From that grave there grew a tree

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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