Lyrics
Are you going to Scarborough fair?
Invitation to visit Scarborough fair.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Mention of herbs: parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there
A request to convey greetings to someone in Scarborough.
She once was a true love of mine
Reference to a past love.
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
Instructing the listener to ask for a handmade cambric shirt.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Reiteration of the herbs: parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Without any seam nor needlework
Specification of the shirt without seams or needlework.
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Expectation that the completion of the shirt will rekindle love.
Ask him to find me an acre of land
Request to procure an acre of land.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Recurrence of the herbs: parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Between the salt water and the sea-sand
Desired location between salt water and sea-sand.
Then he'll be a true love of mine
Expectation that obtaining the land will lead to love.
When he has done and finished his work
Waiting for completion of a task.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Repetition of the herbs: parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Ask himto come for his cambric shirt
Asking for the return of the cambric shirt.
Then he'll be a true love of mine
Anticipation that this act will solidify love.
Are you going to Scarborough fair?
Reiteration of the invitation to Scarborough fair.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Repetition of the herbs: parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there
Reminder to convey greetings to someone in Scarborough.
She once was a true love of mine
Reiteration of the past love in Scarborough.
She once was a true love of mine
Confirmation of the past love's significance.
She once was a true love of mine
Reiteration of the past love's importance.
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