The Wedding Tree

The Wedding Tree
(a song of the people of Trescanney)

Gaily we gather beneath the Wedding Tree
Could he be for me?
Could he be for me?

I've my blue bonnet dress for all to see
Will the ring be for me?
Will the ring be for me?

There's a handsome knight that waits beneath the tree
Is he meant for me?
Is he meant for me?

He will wait in vain on bended knee
I would remain free
I would remain free

My heart belongs to another and his name is carved with mine
in the bark of the tree
in the bark of the tree

Will I have to wait a long long time-
will he come and see?
will he come and see?

The wedding feast is laid and we are gathered there about
will the groom come out?
will the groom come out?

The flowers have fallen, the guests are all gone from the tree
no one waits for me
no one waits for me