[Verse]
O come all ye young and fair,
And those who are in love,
I'll tell to you the many joys of love.

From your first to your last,
Love is bitter, sweet and sad,
Love is gentle, love is strong and love is kind.

[Chorus]
As we ramble by day,
Through this lonely life we stray,
It's sweeter to have loved along the way.

Like the dew upon the rose,
Or the fairy wind that blows,
As we wander through life's misty, foggy dew.

[Verse]
Like the stream that's rushing wild,
Or the mischief of the child,
Or the gentle river slowly passing by.

Love is deeper than the seas,
And is taller than the trees,
And brighter than the stars up in the sky.

[Chorus]
As we ramble by day,
Through this lonely life we stray,
It's sweeter to have loved along the way.

Like the dew upon the rose,
Or the fairy wind that blows,
As we wander through life's misty, foggy dew.

[Verse]
Sometimes love I have won,
And sometimes I have lost,
But far better to have loved than not at all.

There's a love that can be false,
That goes gnawing at your heart,
Or true love that is sweeter than the rose.

[Chorus]
As we ramble by day,
Through this lonely life we stray,
It's sweeter to have loved along the way.

Like the dew upon the rose,
Or the fairy wind that blows,
As we wander through life's misty, foggy dew.