The Lover's Tasks / The Riddle Songtext
von Lissa Schneckenburger

Go and tell him to clear me one acre of ground
Setherwood sale, rosemary and thyme
Between the sea and the sea-land side
And then he′ll be a true lover of mine

Go and tell her to sew me a cambrick shirt
Setherwood sale, rosemary and thyme
Without any needle or needle's work
And then she′ll be a true lover of mine

Go and tell him to plow with a plow of old leather
Setherwood sale, rosemary and thyme
And hoe it all down with a pea fowls feather
And then he'll be a true lover of mine


Go and tell her to wash it in yonder well
Setherwood sale, rosemary and thyme
Where never was water nor rain ever fell
And then a she'll be a true lover of mine

Go and tell him to plant with one grain of corn
Setherwood sale, rosemary and thyme
And reap it all down with an old ram′s horn
And then he′ll be a true lover of mine

Go and tell her to hang it on yonder thorn
Setherwood sale, rosemary and thyme
Which never bore leaf since Adam was born
And then she'll be a true lover of mine
And then he′ll be a true lover of mine
And then she'll be a true lover of mine