The Snows They Melt The Soonest - Karan Casey

The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing

And the corn it ripens fastest as the frosts are settling in

And when a young man tells me that my face he’ll soon forget

Before we part I’ll wage a bet he’ll be fain to follow it yet

The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing

And the swallow flies without a thought as long as it is spring

When springtime goes and winter blows, my lad, and you’ll be fain

With all your pride to follow me across the stormy main

The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing

And the bee that flew in summertime in winter it will not sting

I’ve seen a woman’s anger melt between the night and morn

It’s surely not a harder thing to melt a woman’s scorn

So never bid me farewell for no farewell I’ll receive

You will lie with me, my love, and kiss and take your leave

And I’ll wait here till the woodcock calls and the marten takes it’s wing

For the snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin to sing