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The cold winter is past and gone,

and now comes on the spring

And I am one of the king's life-guards,

and I must go fight for my king, my dear:

and must go fight for my king.

Now since to the wars you must go,

one thing I pray grant me.

It's I will dress myself in man's attire,

and I'll travel along with thee, my dear,

and I'll travel along with thee.

I would not for ten thousand worlds

that my love endangered were;

The rattling of drums and shining of swords,

will cause great sorrow and wo, my dear,

will cause great sorrow and wo.

I will do the thing for my true love,

that she will not do for me;

It's I'll put cuffs of black on my red coat,

and mourn till the day I die, my dear,

and mourn till the day I die.