Lyrics
The snows they melt the soonest
When the winds begin to sing
The corn it ripens fastest
When the frosts are settling in
And when the young man tells me
That my face he'll soon forget
Before we part I'll wager
Crown his fame to follow yet
The snows they melt the soonest
When the winds begin to sing
The swallows fly without a thought
As long as it is spring
But when spring goes and winter blows
My love then you'll be free
For all your pride to follow me
Across the raging main
The snows they melt the soonest
When the winds begin to sing
And the bee that flew when summer shone
In winter cannot sting
I've seen the young man's anger melt
Between the night and the morn
So it's surely not a harder thing
To melt a young man's scorn
So don't you bid me farewell here
No farewell I'll receive
For you will lie with me my love
And kiss then take your leave
And I'll wait here till the moorcock calls
And the martlet takes the wind
For the snows they melt the soonest
When the winds begin to sing