O hemlock tree! O hemlock tree! how faithful are thy branches!
       &nbsp Green not alone in summer time,
       &nbsp But in the winter's frost and rime!
O hemlock tree! O hemlock tree! how faithful are thy branches!

O maiden fair! O maiden fair! how faithless is thy bosom!
       &nbsp To love me in prosperity,
       &nbsp And leave me in adversity!
O maiden fair! O maiden fair! how faithless is thy bosom!

The nightingale, the nightingale, thou tak'st for thine example!
       &nbsp So long as summer laughs she sings,
       &nbsp But in the autumn spreads her wings.
The nightingale, the nightingale, thou tak'st for thine example!

The meadow brook, the meadow brook, is mirror of thy falsehood!
       &nbsp It flows so long as falls the rain,
       &nbsp In drought its springs soon dry again.
The meadow brook, the meadow brook, is mirror of thy falsehood!