Loreena McKennitt - The mummers dance

^AmWhen in the springtime ^Gof the year When the t^Emrees are crowned with^Am leaves When the ^Amash and oak, and the ^Gbirch and yew Are^Em dressed in ribbons ^Amfair

W^Amhen owls call the b^Greathless moon In the^Em blue veil of the ^Amnight The ^Amshadows of the ^Gtrees appear A^Emmidst the lantern ^Amlight

W^Ame've been rambling^G all the night And ^Emsome time of this ^Amday N^Amow returning ^Gback again We ^Embring a garland ^Amgay

^AmWho will go down to those ^Gshady groves And ^Emsummon the shadows^Am there And^Am tie a ribbon on those ^Gsheltering arms In the ^Emspringtime of the^Am year

The^Am songs of birds seem to ^Gfill the wood That ^Emwhen the fiddler ^Amplays A^Amll their voices ^Gcan be heard Long ^Empast their woodland ^Amdays

And ^Amso they linked their ^Ghands and danced Round in^Em circles and in ^Amrows And^Am so the journey ^Gof the night descends When ^Emall the shades are ^Amgone

&qu^Amot;A garland ga^Gy we bring you here And^Em at your door we^Am stand It^Am is a sprout well ^Gbudded out The ^Emwork of Our Lord's^Am hand"