The Pentangle - The Trees They Do Grow High lyrics

Trees they grow high and the leaves they do grow green Many is the time my true love I seen Many an hour I've watched him all alone He's young but he's daily growing Father, dear Father, You've done me great wrong You've married me to a boy who is too young I am twice twelve and he is but fourteen He's young but he's daily growing Daughter, dear Daughter, I've done you no wrong I've married you to a brave lord's son He'll be a man to you when I am dead and gone He's young but he's daily growing Father, dear Father, If you see fit We'll send my love to college for another year yet Tie blue ribbons all around his head To let the ladies know that he's married One day I was looking o'er my father's castle wall Saw'r all the boys a playin' with a ball My own true love was the flower of them all He's young but he's daily growing At the age of fourteen he was a married man Age of fifteen the father of a son Age of sixteen on his grave the gra** was green Cruel d**h had put an end to his growing I'll make my love a shroud of holland so fine Every stitch I put in it the tears come trickling down Once I had a true love but now I've ne'er one But I'll watch o'er his son while he's growing...