O come all you young and fair And you who are in love I`ll tell to you the many joys it brings From your first to your last Love is bitter sweet and sad It`s gentle, it is strong, it is kind
Chorus: And 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 And the fairy winds that blows As we wonder through life`s misty foggy dew
Like the stream that`s rushing wild And the mischief of the child And the gentle waters slowly drifting by Love is deeper than the seas And far taller than the trees It`s brighter than the stars up in the sky
Chorus: Sometimes love I have lost And sometimes I have found Are better to have loved than none at all That same stream that`s rushing wild And the mischief of the child And the gentle waters slowly drifting by