Winter Wind

Blow, blow, thou winter wind.

Thou art not so unkind

As man's ingratitude;

Thy tooth is not so keen,

Because thou art not seen,

Although thy breath be rude.

Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! Unto the green holly:

Most friendship is feigning, Most loving mere folly:

Then, heigh-ho, the holly!

This life is…

Most jolly.

Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,

That dost not bite so nigh

As benefits forgot:

Though thou the waters warp,

Thy sting is not so sharp

As friend remember'd not.

Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! Unto the green holly:

Most friendship is feigning, Most loving mere folly:

Then, heigh-ho, the holly!

This life is…

Most jolly.