Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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At Magdalen College in Oxford, they famously sing this song every 1st May,
youtube.com/watch?v=-nxD-x52KB0

The earliest version I could find is this 1666 collection of song by Thomas Davidson:
archive.org/details/bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_cantus-songs-and-fancie_davidson-thomas_1666

Images from 'Come Lasses and Lads' in Randolph Caldecott's book, 1895:
archive.org/details/rcaldecottssecon00cald

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Website (Lyrics and Chords):
folklounge.org/lyrics-and-chords