Are you going to scarborough fair?
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
remember me to one who lives there
for once she was a true love of mine
Have her make me a cambric shirt
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
without no seam nor fine needle work
and then she'll be a true love of mine
Tell her to weave it in a sycamore wood lane
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
and gather it all with a basket of flowers
and then she'll be a true love of mine
Have her wash it in yonder dry well
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
where water ne'er sprung nor drop of rain fell
and then she'll be a true love of mine
Have her find me an acre of land
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
between the sea foam and over the sand
and then she'll be a true love of mine
Plow the land with the horn of a lamb
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
then sow some seeds from north of the dam
and then she'll be a true love of mine
Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
and gather it all in a bunch of heather
and then she'll be a true love of mine
If she tells me she can't, i'll reply
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
let me know that at least she will try
and then she'll be a true love of mine
Love imposes impossible tasks
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
though not more than any heart asks
and i must know she's a true love of mine
Dear, when thou has finished thy task
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
come to me, my hand for to ask
for thou then art a true love of mine