Artist & Tune
Version by The Watersons
Version by Damh the Bard
Version by Oysterband
About the Song
This is a remnant of Beltane festivals once held all across Northern Europe. The song still is sung each May in Helston in Cornwall.
Here is a first verse that is often included in this song:
Since man was first created
His works have been debated
We have celebrated
The coming of the spring