Intro.: Dm / F / C / Dm / Bb / C / Dm Dm C When in the springtime of the year Am Dm When the trees are crowned with leaves C When the ash and oak, and the birch and yew Am Dm Are dressed in ribbons fair C When owls call the breathless moon Am Dm In the blue veil of the night C The shadows of the trees appear Am Dm Amidst the lantern lightDm C Who will go down to those shady groves Am Dm And summon the shadows there C And tie a ribbon on those sheltering arms Am Dm In the springtime of the year C The songs of birds seem to fill the wood Am Dm That when the fiddler plays C All their voices can be heard Am Dm Long past their woodland daysDm C We've been rambling all the night Gsus2 Dm And some time of this day C Now returning back again G Dm Dm / Bb / C / Dm We bring a garland gayDm C And so they linked their hands and danced Am Dm Round in circles and in rows C And so the journey of the night descends Am Dm When all the shades are gone C "A garland gay we bring you here Am Dm And at your door we stand C It is a sprout well budded out Am Dm The work of Our Lord's hand"Dm C We've been rambling all the night Gsus2 Dm And some time of this day C Now returning back again G Dm Dm / Bb / C / Dm (2x) We bring a garland gayDm C We've been rambling all the night Gsus2 Dm And some time of this day C Now returning back again G Dm Dm / Bb / C / Dm (2x) We bring a garland gay