Melodi: Thomas Morley - Tekst: W. Shakespeare
It was a lover and his lass,
with a hey, with a ho, with a hey nonino,
and a hey, noni, nonino.
That o'er the green cornfiels did pass.
In springtime, in springtime,
in springtime, the only pretty ring time,
when birds do sing, hey ding-a-ding-a-ding,
hey ding-a-ding-a-ding, hey ding-a-ding-a-ding,
sweet lovers love the spring.
In springtime, in springtime,
the only pretty ring time,
when birds do sing, hey ding-a-ding-a-ding,
hey ding-a-ding-a-ding, hey ding-a-ding-a-ding,
sweet lovers love the spring.
Between the acres of the rye,
with a hey ...
These pretty country folks would lie.
In springtime ...
This carol they began that hour
with a hey ...
How that life was but a flow er.
In springtime ...
And therefore take the present time,
with a hey ...
For love is crowned with the prime;
In springtime ...
Fra Shakespeares skuespil 'As You Like It' ('Som man behager') 1599. Thomas Morley, som var organist i Saint Paul' s Cathedral i London og Shakespeares gode ven, skrev melodien.