Ewan MacColl — Green Grow the Rashes O

[Verse 1] There's nought but care on ev'ry han' In ev'ry hour that passes, O: What signifies the life o' man An' 'twere na for the lasses, O [Chorus] Green grow the rashes, O; Green grow the rashes, O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend Are spent amang the lassies, O [Verse 2] The war'ly race may riches chase An' riches still may fly them, O; An' tho' at last they catch them fast Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, O [Chorus] Green grow the rashes, O; Green grow the rashes, O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend Are spent amang the lassies, O [Verse 3] But gie me a cannie hour at e'en My arms about my dearie, O; An' war'ly cares, an' war'ly men May a' gae tapsalteerie, O! [Chorus] Green grow the rashes, O; Green grow the rashes, O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend Are spent amang the lassies, O [Verse 4] For you sae douce, ye sneer at this; Ye're nought but senseless asses, O: The wisest man the warl' e'er saw He dearly lov'd the lasses, O [Chorus] Green grow the rashes, O; Green grow the rashes, O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend Are spent amang the lassies, O [Verse 5] Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O: Her prentice han' she try'd on man An' then she made the lasses, O [Chorus] Green grow the rashes, O; Green grow the rashes, O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend Are spent amang the lassies, O