Time,
it is a precious thing
Time brings all things to my mind
Time with all its labours,
along with all its joys
Time brings all things to an end
Once I had a bunch of time
I thought it never would decay
Until a handsome sailor
He happened to pass by,
and he stole my bunch of time away
My love, my love is like the sun
In the pleasant month of June
Now I am like the sun
that wanders up and down,
but you, my love, are like the moon.
Time, it is a precious thing
And time brings all things to my mind
Time with all its la bours,
along with all its joys
Time brings all things to an end
In June there's a red and rosy moon
The sharpest thorns are at its heart
Never put your hand in to
pick those pretty flowers,
or else you'll surely feel the smut.
When I wore my apron low,
He followed me through frost and snow.
But now that I wear my apron to my chin,
He sails on by and says nothing.
Time, it is a precious thing.
Time brings all things to my mind
Time with all its labours,
along with all its joys
Time brings all things to an end
There is an alehouse in the town
Where my true lover sits him down
You can see him take those slush guns
and set them on his knee
An d never ever mention me
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
See him take those flashcards
and set them on his knee
Can't you see what love
has done to me?
Time, it is a precious thing
Time brings all things to my mind
Time with all its la bours,
along with all its joys
Time brings all things to my mind you