three maidens a-milking did go and the wind it did blow high and the wind it did blow low it tossed their petticoats to and fro they met with some young man they know and they boldly asked him if he had any skill to catch them a small bird or two oh yes i've a very good skill and it's come along with me to yonder flowering tree and i'll catch a small bird or two so off to the greenwood went they and it's off to the greenwood went they and he tapped at the bush and the bird it did fly in a little above her lilywhite knee her sparkling eyes they did turn around just as if she had been all in a swoon and she cried "i've a bird and a very pretty bird and he's pecking away at his own ground" here's health to the bird in the bush and we'll drink up the sun, we'll drink down the moon let the people say little or much
[00:16.52]three maidens a-milking did go [00:30.95]and the wind it did blow high and the wind it did blow low [00:39.70]it tossed their petticoats to and fro [00:46.40]they met with some young man they know [01:01.27]and they boldly asked him if he had any skill [01:09.47]to catch them a small bird or two [01:16.77]oh yes i've a very good skill [01:31.35]and it's come along with me to yonder flowering tree [01:39.42]and i'll catch a small bird or two [02:15.37]so off to the greenwood went they [02:23.28]and it's off to the greenwood went they [02:30.31]and he tapped at the bush and the bird it did fly in [02:38.17]a little above her lilywhite knee [02:45.38]her sparkling eyes they did turn around [02:52.91]just as if she had been all in a swoon [03:00.50]and she cried "i've a bird and a very pretty bird [03:08.60]and he's pecking away at his own ground" [03:16.60]here's health to the bird in the bush [03:30.34]and we'll drink up the sun, we'll drink down the moon [03:38.52]let the people say little or much
