Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there, he once was a true love of mine.
Tell him to make me a cambric shirt. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Without no seams nor needlework, then he’ll be a true love of mine.
Tell him to find me an acre of land. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Between the salt water and the sea strand, then he’ll be a true love of mine.
Tell him to reap it in a sickle of leather, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
And gather it all in a bunch of heather, then he’ll be a true love of mine.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there, he once was a true love of mine.
Remember me to one who lives there, he once was a true love of mine.
Tell him to make me a cambric shirt. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Without no seams nor needlework, then he’ll be a true love of mine.
Tell him to find me an acre of land. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Between the salt water and the sea strand, then he’ll be a true love of mine.
Tell him to reap it in a sickle of leather, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
And gather it all in a bunch of heather, then he’ll be a true love of mine.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there, he once was a true love of mine.
The seaside town of Scarborough is in the county of Yorkshire, on the north west coast of England.
The annual fair in Scarborough began in 1253 after King Henry III granted it a royal charter. The market used to start in mid-August and would continue for about 6 weeks. Merchants from far and wide in Britain and abroad came to trade in the town.
This song, Scarborough Fair, is sung here (on YouTube) by a female, whereas it was originally sung by male bards, or travelling singers.
Therefore, although the words here refer to him and he’ll, in fact, originally they were almost certainly she and she’ll etc. Good listening!
