The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing The corn it ripens fastest as the frost is settling in And when a young man tells me that my face he'll soon forget Before we part I'll wage a bet he'll be fain to follow it yet
The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing A swallow flies without a thought as long as it is spring When springtime goes and winter blows my lad and you'll be fain With all your pride to follow me across the silvery main
The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing The bee that flew in summertime in winter 'twill not sting I've seen a woman's anger melt between the night and morn It's surely not a harder thing to melt a woman's scorn
So never bid me farewell for no farewell I'll receive You will lie with me my love and kiss and take your leave And I will wait 'til the woodcock crows and the martin takes its wing For the snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing
The corn it ripens fastest as the frost is settling in And when a young man tells me that my face he'll soon forget Before we part I'll wage a bet he'll be fain to follow it yet
The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing A swallow flies without a thought as long as it is spring When springtime goes and winter blows my lad and you'll be fain With all your pride to follow me across the silvery main
The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing The corn it ripens fastest as the frost is settling in And when a young man tells me that my face he'll soon forget Before we part I'll wage a bet he'll be fain to follow it yet
The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing A swallow flies without a thought as long as it is spring When springtime goes and winter blows my lad and you'll be fain With all your pride to follow me across the silvery main
The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing The bee that flew in summertime in winter 'twill not sting I've seen a woman's anger melt between the night and morn It's surely not a harder thing to melt a woman's scorn
So never bid me farewell for no farewell I'll receive You will lie with me my love and kiss and take your leave And I will wait 'til the woodcock crows and the martin takes its wing For the snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing
The corn it ripens fastest as the frost is settling in And when a young man tells me that my face he'll soon forget Before we part I'll wage a bet he'll be fain to follow it yet
The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing A swallow flies without a thought as long as it is spring When springtime goes and winter blows my lad and you'll be fain With all your pride to follow me across the silvery main
