Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude: Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude. Heigh-ho! sing heigh-ho! unto the green holly: Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh-ho, the holly! This life is most jolly. Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky. That dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot: Though thou the waters warp. Thy sting is not so sharp As friend remembered not. High-ho! sing heigh-ho! unto the green holly ……..