1. It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonnyno,
That o'er the green cornfield did pass,
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
2. Between the acres of the rye,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonnyno,
These pretty country folks would lie.
3. This carol they began that hour,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonnyno,
How that life was but a flower.
4. And, therefore, take the present time
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonnyno,
For love is crown`d with the prime.
