Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Lyric gems of Scotland

90
SWEET MAY.
Words by J. Little.
Tenderly.
±
Music by A. Hume.
wel-come to May, Sweet May, That are smil - ing to wel-come sweet May.
The white blossom'd thorn sheds its richest perfume,
And the primrose looks bonnie and gay ;
And the sweet little blue-bells in modesty bloom,
And the birds sing a welcome, a welcome to May,
Sweet May,
And the birds sing a welcome to May.
Then come, dearest Mary, we'll roam to and fro,
Where the clear wimplin' burnie does play ;
And I'll sing you the songs that you loved long ago,
When first we went wand' ring, went wand'ring in May,
Sweet May,
When first we went wand'ring in May.
Bomember the days when in your native land,
'Mid the dim forest glades we did stray,
When Ave saw the young maidens come forth in a band,
To gather sweet roses for May,
Sweet May,
To gather sweet roses for May.
I looked on the flowers that were blooming around,
And bending so graceful and gay ;
Then I gazed in your face, dearest Mary, and found
You the loveliest, loveliest fiow'r of sweet May,
Sweet May,
You're the loveliest flow'r of sweet May.