My true love sits in a forest glade   In the springtime's golden light   The flowers, they dance in the gentle breeze   And the warm sun shines so bright   And of all the flowers in the forest   And all trees that do abound   The ones that please my heart the most   Are green the whole year 'round      Green the whole year 'round,   Green the whole year 'round,   The holly yew and the ivy tree   Are green the whole year 'round      When summer comes and the days are hot   And the birds are full of song   In the quiet shade of that leafy glade   That is where my heart belongs   For I know whenever I look for you   That is where you can be found   As you take your ease 'neath your favorite trees   That are green the whole year 'round      Green the whole year 'round,   Green the whole year 'round,   The holly yew and the ivy tree   Are green the whole year 'round      But the summer fades and the days grow short   And the autumn winds they blow   And the leaves of gold come tumbling down   To the forest far below   Memories of other days come tumbling from the past   To remind us, like the seasons do   That life goes by so fast   The winter lays her fingers cold   On dark and lonely nights   But christmas it will soon be here   To usher in the light   And when morning breaks and the bells ring out   It is such a joyous sound   To hear them echo in the trees   That are green the whole year 'round      Green the whole year 'round,   Green the whole year 'round,   The holly yew and the ivy tree   Are green the whole year 'round      Green the whole year 'round,   Green the whole year 'round,   The holly yew and the ivy tree   Are green the whole year 'round      Green the whole year 'round,   Green the whole year 'round,   The holly yew and the ivy tree   Are green the whole year 'round