Elfin Knight ~

Can you make me a cambric shirt,
Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme
Without any seam or needle work?
And you shall be, a true lover of mine.

Can you wash it in yonder dry well,
Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme
Where never sprung water nor rain ever fell?
And you shall be, a true lover of mine.

Can you dry it on yonder thorn,
Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme
Which never bore blossom since Adam was born?
And you shall be, a true lover of mine.


Now you have asked me questions three,
Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme
I hope you'll answer as many for me.
And you shall be, a true lover of mine.

Can you find me an acre of land
Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme
Between the salt water, and the sea sand?
And you shall be, a true lover of mine.

Can you plough it with a ram's horn,
Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme
And sow it all over, with one pepper corn?
And you shall be, a true lover of mine.

Can you reap it with a sickle of leather,
Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme
And bind it up, with a peacock's feather?
And you shall be, a true lover of mine.

When you have done, and finished your work,
Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme
Then come to me for your cambric shirt.
And you shall be, a true lover of mine.