Pick Am bass and alt for a couple bars(Intro) Am G When in the springtime of the year Em Am When the trees are crowned with leaves Am G When the ash and oak, and the birch and yew Em Am Are dressed in ribbons fair Am G When owls call the breathless moon Em Am In the blue veil of the night Am G The shadows of the trees appear Em Am Amidst the lantern light (CHORUS) Am G We've been rambling all the night Em Am And some time of this day Am G Now returning back again Em Am We bring a garland gay Verse 2 Am G Who will go down to those shady groves Em Am And summon the shadows there Am G And tie a ribbon on those sheltering arms Em Am In the springtime of the year Am G The songs of birds seem to fill the wood Em Am That when the fiddler plays Am G All their voices can be heard Em Am Long past their woodland days (Repeat CHORUS) Verse 3 Am G And so they linked their hands and danced Em Am Round in circles and in rows Am G And so the journey of the night descends Em Am When all the shades are gone Am G "A garland gay we bring you here Em Am And at your door we stand Am G It is a sprout well budded out Em Am The work of Our Lord's hand" Repeat CHORUS x2 Am, G, Em, Am to fade