Full Lyrics
Oh! the first of May was a merry, merry day,
In the times of long ago,
For lad and lass went adancing on the grass,
With a hey nonny no.
With a derry down day,
And a fa la la la lay,
And a hey nonny no.
On the first of May all around is glad and gay,
For the winds of spring do blow,
And all the birds seem to sing the merry words
With a hey nonny no.
For the first of May is still a time for play,
As the hearts of children know,
So let us sing while we’re tripping in a ring,
With a hey nonny no.
“Colin Sterne”
