’Twas on a Whitsun morning;
one saw them all go by,
All festively apparelled,
and mounted gallantly:
Five thousand men, and upwards,
to join the revels ride.
And many a pleasant contest
began on ev’ry side.
’Twas on a Whitsun morning;
one saw them all go by,
All festively apparelled,
and mounted gallantly:
Five thousand men, and upwards,
to join the revels ride.
And many a pleasant contest
began on ev’ry side.