Leaving Green Sleeves
Leonard Cohen * Track #11 On New Skin for the Old Ceremony
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Leaving Green Sleeves by Leonard Cohen
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This song is an adaptation of the 16th century traditional English love song “Greensleeves,” about an elusive, promiscuous woman whom the song’s narrator would do anything for, for whom he would suffer all of her whims and resistance and continue to do whatever he could to be with her, pretty racy...
Leaving Green Sleeves Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Alas, my love, you did me wrong
To cast me out discourteously
For I have loved you so long
Delighting in your very company
Now if you intend to show me disdain
Don't you know it all the more enraptures me
For even so I still remain your lover in captivity
[Chorus]
Green sleeves, you're all alone
The leaves have fallen, the men have gone
Green sleeves, there's no one home
Not even the Lady Green Sleeves
[Verse 2]
I sang my song, I told my lies
To lie between your matchless thighs
And ain't it fine, ain't it wild
To finally end our exercise
Then I saw you naked in the early dawn
Oh, I hoped you would be someone new
I reached for you but you were gone
So Lady I'm going too
[Chorus]
Green sleeves, you're all alone
The leaves have fallen, the men are gone
Green sleeves, there's no one home
Not even the Lady Green Sleeves
[Chorus]
Green sleeves, you're all alone
The leaves have fallen, the men have all gone home
Green sleeves, it's so easily done
Leaving the Lady Green Sleeves
Leaving Green Sleeves Q&A
Who wrote Leaving Green Sleeves's ?
Leaving Green Sleeves was written by Leonard Cohen.
Who produced Leaving Green Sleeves's ?
Leaving Green Sleeves was produced by John Lissauer & Leonard Cohen.
When did Leonard Cohen release Leaving Green Sleeves?
Leonard Cohen released Leaving Green Sleeves on Sun Aug 11 1974.
What did Leonard Cohen say about "Leaving Green Sleeves"?
Someone in the audience asked Cohen to sing this song in Brighton, in 1979. He replied:
“Greensleeves” ? Oh I haven’t sung that for about 300 years. I used to sing that when I was a troubadour in the south of France. My name was Artaud. I used to walk on those dusty roads singing Greensleeves. I ha...