Blow, blow, thou winter wind,1
Thou art not so unkind2
As men’s ingratitude ;3
Thy tooth is not so keen4
Because thou art not seen5
Although thy breath be rude.6
Heigh ho ! sing heigh ho ! unto the green holly :7
Most friendship is feigning most loving mere folly :8
Then heigh ho ! the holly !9
This life is most jolly.10
Freeze freeze thou bitter sky,11
Thou dost not bite so nigh12
As benefits forgot :13
Though thou the waters warp,14
Thy sting is not so sharp15
As friend remembered not.16
Heigh ho ! sing heigh ho ! unto the green holly :17
Most friendship is feigning most loving mere folly :18
Then heigh ho ! the holly !19
This life is most jolly.20