Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk,
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be,
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
Holly, holly,
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass,
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be,
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
Holly, holly,
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal,
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be,
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
Holly, holly,
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
Now the holly bears a berry, as blood it is red,
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be,
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
Holly, holly,
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.