Padstow (the May Morning Song) lyrics
by Rankin Family



Unite and unite, oh let us all uniteFor summer is a'coming todayAnd whither we are going, we all will uniteIn the merry month of May.Oh, where are the young men that now here should danceFor summer is a'coming todayWell some there are in England and some are in FranceIn the merry month of MayOh, where are the maidens that now here should singFor summer is a'coming todayThey're all out in the meadows a flower gatheringIn the merry month of MayThe young men of Padstow they might if the wouldFor summer is a'coming todayThey might have built a ship and gilded it with goldIn the merry month of MayOh where is Saint George, oh where is he ohHe's down in his longboat upon the salt sea ohUp flies the kite, down falls the lark-oAnd Ursula Birdwood, she had an old eweAnd she died in her park-oWith a merry ring and joyful springFor summer is a'coming todayOh happy are the little birds and merrily do they singIn the merry morning of MayUnite and unite oh let us all uniteFor summer is a'coming todayAnd whither we are going we all will uniteIn the merry month of MayIn the merry month of May