Am                  Em      Am       Em             Am
The snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing
                        Em      Am        D
And the corn it ripens fastest when the frosts are settling in
      Am          Em       Am      D                C
And when a woman tells me that my face she'll soon forget
   Am                       Dm          Am      Em       Am
Before we part I'll wage a crown she's fain to follow it yet

[Verse 2]
     Am                  Em      Am       Em             Am
The snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing
                          Em      Am        D
And the swallow flies without a thought as long as it is spring
      Am         Em       Am      D                             C
But when spring goes and winter blows, my love, then you'll be fain
    Am                       Dm    Am       Em     Am
For all your pride to follow me across the raging main

[Verse 3]
     Am                  Em      Am       Em             Am
The snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing
                            Em      Am         D
And the bee that flew when summer shone in winter cannot sting
          Am            Em     Am      D                  C
And I've seen a woman's anger melt between the night and morn
        Am                    Dm      Am      Em      Am
So it's surely not a harder thing to melt a woman's scorn

[Verse 4]
    Am                  Em         Am        Em             Am
So don't you bid me farewell, you hear, nor farewell I'll receive
                     Em      Am         D
For you will be with me, my love, then you'’ll kiss and take your leave
   Am               Em                Am            D                C
And I'll wait here till the moorcock calls and the marten takes the wing
 Am                            Dm     Am      Em            Am
For the snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing