Past Time with Good Company - Blackmore's night

Past time with good company

I love and shall until I die

Grutch who lust but none deny

So God be pleased thus live will I

For my pastance

Hunt sing and dance

My heart is set all goodly sport

For my comfort who shall me let

Youth must have some dalliance

Of good or ill some pastance

Company me thinks then best

All thoughts and fancies to digest

For idleness is chief mistress

Of vices all then who can say

But mirth and play

Is best of all

Past time with good company

I love and shall until I die

Grutch who lust but none deny

So God be pleased thus live will I

For my pastance

Hunt sing and dance

My heart is set all goodly sport

For my comfort who shall me let

Company with honesty

Is virtue vices to flee

Company is good and ill

But every man hath his free will

The best ensue the worst eschew

My mind shall be

Virtue to use vice to refuse

Thus shall I use me