Rankin Family Padstow (the May Morning Song)
Unite and unite, oh let us all unite For summer is a'coming today And whither we are going, we all will unite In the merry month of May. Oh, where are the young men that now here should dance For summer is a'coming today Well some there are in England and some are in France In the merry month of May Oh, where are the maidens that now here should sing For summer is a'coming today They're all out in the meadows a flower gathering In the merry month of May The young men of Padstow they might if the would For summer is a'coming today They might have built a ship and gilded it with gold In the merry month of May Oh where is Saint George, oh where is he oh He's down in his longboat upon the salt sea oh Up flies the kite, down falls the lark-o And Ursula Birdwood, she had an old ewe And she died in her park-o With a merry ring and joyful spring For summer is a'coming today Oh happy are the little birds and merrily do they sing In the merry morning of May Unite and unite oh let us all unite For summer is a'coming today And whither we are going we all will unite In the merry month of May In the merry month of May
